demi-sommeil
\də.mi.sɔ.mɛj\
The verdict
“demi-sommeil” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - État intermédiaire entre la veille et le sommeil.
Corpus desk
Index FR-demi-sommeil · demi-sommeil · French
demi-sommeil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | demi-sommeil |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \də.mi.sɔ.mɛj\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
demi-sommeil is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \də.mi.sɔ.mɛj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "État intermédiaire entre la veille et le sommeil.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for demi-sommeil in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is demi-sommeil, spelled D-E-M-I---S-O-M-M-E-I-L.
Definition
- 1État intermédiaire entre la veille et le sommeil.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how demi-sommeil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tout à fait réveillée par la nécessité de se contraindre, elle se trouva moins malheureuse; la raison reprit l’empire que l’état de demi-sommeil lui avait ôté.
Nous allions au pas, côte à côte, et souvent il oubliait que j’étais là pour suivre dans une sorte de demi-sommeil un peu vague la monotone allure de son cheval ou son piétinement sur les galets roulants du rivage.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.