du soir au lendemain

\dy swa.ʁ‿o lɑ̃.də.mɛ̃\

/\dy swa.ʁ‿o lɑ̃.də.mɛ̃\/ adv

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The verdict

“du soir au lendemain” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Très promptement, dans un laps de temps très bref.

Key facts for du soir au lendemain
PropertyValue
Headworddu soir au lendemain
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\dy swa.ʁ‿o lɑ̃.də.mɛ̃\
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “du soir au lendemain” sits in French frequency

du soir au lendemain 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.

Rare enough to double-check

du soir au lendemain is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \dy swa.ʁ‿o lɑ̃.də.mɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Très promptement, dans un laps de temps très bref.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for du soir au lendemain, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is du soir au lendemain, spelled D-U- -S-O-I-R- -A-U- -L-E-N-D-E-M-A-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Très promptement, dans un laps de temps très bref.

Synonyms

du jour au lendemaind’un jour à l’autre

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 "du soir au lendemain"?
"du soir au lendemain" is spelled D-U- -S-O-I-R- -A-U- -L-E-N-D-E-M-A-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \dy swa.ʁ‿o lɑ̃.də.mɛ̃\.
What does "du soir au lendemain" mean?
As an adverb, "du soir au lendemain" means: Très promptement, dans un laps de temps très bref.
How do you pronounce "du soir au lendemain"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "du soir au lendemain" is \dy swa.ʁ‿o lɑ̃.də.mɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "du soir au lendemain" come from?
"du soir au lendemain" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “du soir au lendemain”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is D-U- -S-O-I-R- -A-U- -L-E-N-D-E-M-A-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \dy swa.ʁ‿o lɑ̃.də.mɛ̃\ (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