fin du monde

\fɛ̃ dy mɔ̃d\

/\fɛ̃ dy mɔ̃d\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Moment de la disparition de tout l’Univers, de la Terre ou de l’humanité.

Key facts for fin du monde
PropertyValue
Headwordfin du monde
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɛ̃ dy mɔ̃d\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fin du monde” sits in French frequency

fin du monde 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

fin du monde is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fɛ̃ dy mɔ̃d\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for fin du monde, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 fin du monde, spelled F-I-N- -D-U- -M-O-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Moment de la disparition de tout l’Univers, de la Terre ou de l’humanité.
  2. 2
    Grande catastrophe ; grand malheur.

Synonyms

apocalypseconsommation des sièclesfin des tempsjugement dernierRagnarök

This word in other languages

end of the world(English)Weltuntergang(Deutsch)

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 "fin du monde"?
"fin du monde" is spelled F-I-N- -D-U- -M-O-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛ̃ dy mɔ̃d\.
What does "fin du monde" mean?
As a noun, "fin du monde" means: Moment de la disparition de tout l’Univers, de la Terre ou de l’humanité.
How do you pronounce "fin du monde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fin du monde" is \fɛ̃ dy mɔ̃d\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fin du monde" come from?
"fin du monde" 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 “fin du monde”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is F-I-N- -D-U- -M-O-N-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fɛ̃ dy mɔ̃d\ (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