dernier de cordée

\dɛʁ.nje də kɔʁ.de\

/\dɛʁ.nje də kɔʁ.de\/ noun

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The verdict

“dernier de cordée” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Personne qui fait partie des plus basses classes sociales.

Key facts for dernier de cordée
PropertyValue
Headworddernier de cordée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dɛʁ.nje də kɔʁ.de\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dernier de cordée” sits in French frequency

dernier de cordée falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for dernier de cordée is 17 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \dɛʁ.nje də kɔʁ.de\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Personne qui fait partie des plus basses classes sociales.".

dernier de cordée has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is dernier de cordée, spelled D-E-R-N-I-E-R- -D-E- -C-O-R-D-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personne qui fait partie des plus basses classes sociales.

Antonyms

premier de cordée

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dernier de cordée"?
"dernier de cordée" is spelled D-E-R-N-I-E-R- -D-E- -C-O-R-D-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dɛʁ.nje də kɔʁ.de\.
What does "dernier de cordée" mean?
As a noun, "dernier de cordée" means: Personne qui fait partie des plus basses classes sociales.
How do you pronounce "dernier de cordée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dernier de cordée" is \dɛʁ.nje də kɔʁ.de\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dernier de cordée" come from?
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Using “dernier de cordée”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-E-R-N-I-E-R- -D-E- -C-O-R-D-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \dɛʁ.nje də kɔʁ.de\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list