hier soir
\jɛʁ swaʁ\
The verdict
“hier soir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pendant le soir de la veille.
Corpus desk
Index FR-hier-soir · hier soir · French
hier soir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hier soir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \jɛʁ swaʁ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
hier soir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \jɛʁ swaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pendant le soir de la veille.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for hier soir in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is hier soir, spelled H-I-E-R- -S-O-I-R.
Definition
- 1Pendant le soir de la veille.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hier soir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je t’avouerai que le plan, que j’ai relu hier soir après mon dîner, m’a semblé superbe, mais c’est une entreprise écrasante et épouvantable.
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.