l’alpha et l’oméga
\l‿al.fa e l‿ɔ.me.ɡa\
The verdict
“l’alpha et l’oméga” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dénomination métaphorique que s’est donnée Jésus-Christ, telle que rapportée par saint Jean, dans l’Apocalypse (1,8).
Corpus desk
Index FR-l-alpha-et-l-omega · l’alpha et l’oméga · French
l’alpha et l’oméga · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | l’alpha et l’oméga |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \l‿al.fa e l‿ɔ.me.ɡa\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « l’alpha et l’oméga » en français
Rare enough to double-check
l’alpha et l’oméga is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \l‿al.fa e l‿ɔ.me.ɡa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for l’alpha et l’oméga, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 l’alpha et l’oméga, spelled L-’-A-L-P-H-A- -E-T- -L-’-O-M-É-G-A.
Definition
- 1Dénomination métaphorique que s’est donnée Jésus-Christ, telle que rapportée par saint Jean, dans l’Apocalypse (1,8).
- 2Expression signifiant « le début et la fin ».
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how l’alpha et l’oméga appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je suis l’alpha et l’oméga, le commencement et la fin, dit le Seigneur, celui qui est, qui était et qui sera.
La naissance et la mort sont l’alpha et l’oméga de l’existence.
This word in other languages
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.