mettre un point final

verb

The verdict

“mettre un point final” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
21
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Terminer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mettre-un-point-final · mettre un point final · French

mettre un point final · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 21 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 mettre un point final
PropertyValue
Headwordmettre un point final
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
Letters21
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « mettre un point final » en français

mettre un point finaln'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

mettre un point final is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Terminer.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mettre un point final, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 mettre un point final, spelled M-E-T-T-R-E- -U-N- -P-O-I-N-T- -F-I-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Terminer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how mettre un point final appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il prit une profonde inspiration et grimpa l’interminable escalier au pas de course, s’attendant toujours à recevoir dans les reins la balle qui mettrait un point final à son aventure.
  2. ManU avait officialisé son départ le 1ᵉʳ juin, mettant un point final à un passage mitigé chez les Red Devils où il était arrivé en superstar en 2016 au terme d’un contrat astronomique de quelque 105 millions d’euros ficelé par son agent Mino Raiola, décédé en avril.

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 "mettre un point final"?
"mettre un point final" is spelled M-E-T-T-R-E- -U-N- -P-O-I-N-T- -F-I-N-A-L.
What does "mettre un point final" mean?
As a verb, "mettre un point final" means: Terminer.
What language does "mettre un point final" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list