dernier souffle
\dɛʁ.nje sufl\
The verdict
“dernier souffle” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dernier moment avant la mort, dernier soupir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dernier-souffle · dernier souffle · French
dernier souffle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | dernier souffle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \dɛʁ.nje sufl\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
dernier souffle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dɛʁ.nje sufl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dernier moment avant la mort, dernier soupir.".
dernier souffle doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is dernier souffle, spelled D-E-R-N-I-E-R- -S-O-U-F-F-L-E.
Definition
- 1Dernier moment avant la mort, dernier soupir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dernier souffle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il poursuivrait donc sa quête jusqu’à son dernier souffle, ou jusqu’à son dernier cent…
Synonyms
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.