maîtrise de soi

\mɛ.tʁiz də swa\

/\mɛ.tʁiz də swa\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Contrôle de soi-même.

Corpus desk

Index FR-maitrise-de-soi · maîtrise de soi · French

maîtrise de soi · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" 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.

Key facts for maîtrise de soi
PropertyValue
Headwordmaîtrise de soi
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɛ.tʁiz də swa\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « maîtrise de soi » en français

maîtrise de soireste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

maîtrise de soi is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɛ.tʁiz də swa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Contrôle de soi-même.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for maîtrise de soi, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 maîtrise de soi, spelled M-A-Î-T-R-I-S-E- -D-E- -S-O-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Contrôle de soi-même.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how maîtrise de soi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le courage, l’esprit d’audace et la maîtrise de soi.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "maîtrise de soi"?
"maîtrise de soi" is spelled M-A-Î-T-R-I-S-E- -D-E- -S-O-I. The IPA pronunciation is \mɛ.tʁiz də swa\.
What does "maîtrise de soi" mean?
As a noun, "maîtrise de soi" means: Contrôle de soi-même.
How do you pronounce "maîtrise de soi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maîtrise de soi" is \mɛ.tʁiz də swa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list