fêtes de fin d’année

\fɛt də fɛ̃ d‿a.ne\

/\fɛt də fɛ̃ d‿a.ne\/ noun

The verdict

“fêtes de fin d’année” 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
20
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fêtes annuelles qui incluent les réveillons, Noël et le jour de l’An.

Key facts for fêtes de fin d’année
PropertyValue
Headwordfêtes de fin d’année
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɛt də fɛ̃ d‿a.ne\
Letters20
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fêtes de fin d’année” sits in French frequency

fêtes de fin d’année 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 fêtes de fin d’année is 20 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fɛt də fɛ̃ d‿a.ne\. 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: "Fêtes annuelles qui incluent les réveillons, Noël et le jour de l’An.".

Zero misspellings are on record for fêtes de fin d’année in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is fêtes de fin d’année, spelled F-Ê-T-E-S- -D-E- -F-I-N- -D-’-A-N-N-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fêtes annuelles qui incluent les réveillons, Noël et le jour de l’An.

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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 "fêtes de fin d’année"?
"fêtes de fin d’année" is spelled F-Ê-T-E-S- -D-E- -F-I-N- -D-’-A-N-N-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛt də fɛ̃ d‿a.ne\.
What does "fêtes de fin d’année" mean?
As a noun, "fêtes de fin d’année" means: Fêtes annuelles qui incluent les réveillons, Noël et le jour de l’An.
How do you pronounce "fêtes de fin d’année"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fêtes de fin d’année" is \fɛt də fɛ̃ d‿a.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fêtes de fin d’année" come from?
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Using “fêtes de fin d’année”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is F-Ê-T-E-S- -D-E- -F-I-N- -D-’-A-N-N-É-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fɛt də fɛ̃ d‿a.ne\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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