dernier soupir
\dɛʁ.nje su.piʁ\
The verdict
“dernier soupir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dernier moment de la respiration ; dernier souffle de la vie.
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Index FR-dernier-soupir · dernier soupir · French
dernier soupir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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 soupir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \dɛʁ.nje su.piʁ\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « dernier soupir » en français
Rare enough to double-check
dernier soupir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dɛʁ.nje su.piʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dernier moment de la respiration ; dernier souffle de la vie.".
dernier soupir doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is dernier soupir, spelled D-E-R-N-I-E-R- -S-O-U-P-I-R.
Definition
- 1Dernier moment de la respiration ; dernier souffle de la vie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dernier soupir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On voudrait que les malades reposassent sur des roses, on voudrait prendre leurs souffrances, on voudrait que le dernier soupir fût pour eux inattendu.
Dieu a permis qu'uni au cercle des amis et serviteurs de sa maison ainsi que des autorités de notre ville, j’assistasse en priant à son dernier soupir.
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.