dernier supplice

noun

The verdict

“dernier supplice” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Peine de mort.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dernier-supplice · dernier supplice · French

dernier supplice · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 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.

Key facts for dernier supplice
PropertyValue
Headworddernier supplice
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « dernier supplice » en français

dernier supplicen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

dernier supplice is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Peine de mort.".

Zero misspellings are on record for dernier supplice in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is dernier supplice, spelled D-E-R-N-I-E-R- -S-U-P-P-L-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Peine de mort.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how dernier supplice appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Celui qui a Haute-Justice a juridiction puissance & connoissance des cas requérans mort & dernier supplice, mutilation, incision de membres & autres peines corporelles comme fustiger, pilorier, écheler, bannir, marquer, déporter & autres semblables.
  2. Elle était sans doute instruite de l’édit d’Henri II de 1556 qui ordonne que toutes les femmes qui auraient celé leur grossesse et leur accouchement et dont les enfants seraient morts sans avoir reçu le saint sacrement de baptême, seraient présumées coupables de la mort de leurs enfants et condamnées au dernier supplice […]

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dernier supplice"?
"dernier supplice" is spelled D-E-R-N-I-E-R- -S-U-P-P-L-I-C-E.
What does "dernier supplice" mean?
As a noun, "dernier supplice" means: Peine de mort.
What language does "dernier supplice" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list