fin de semaine
\fɛ̃ d‿sə.mɛn\
The verdict
“fin de semaine” 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 May 6, 2026) - Les deux derniers jours de la semaine de travail : jeudi et vendredi ou le dernier jour de la semaine : vendredi. (Prononcé \fɛ̃ dla smɛn\ (fin de la semaine) au Canada.)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fin de semaine |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fɛ̃ d‿sə.mɛn\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fin de semaine” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
fin de semaine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fɛ̃ d‿sə.mɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for fin de semaine, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is fin de semaine, spelled F-I-N- -D-E- -S-E-M-A-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Les deux derniers jours de la semaine de travail : jeudi et vendredi ou le dernier jour de la semaine : vendredi. (Prononcé \fɛ̃ dla smɛn\ (fin de la semaine) au Canada.)
- 2Ensemble de deux jours, généralement chômés, que constituent le samedi et le dimanche. (Prononcé \fɛ̃ dsə.mɛn\ au Québec.)
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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.
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- The one correct French spelling is F-I-N- -D-E- -S-E-M-A-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.