mettre un point final
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mettre un point final |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 21 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « mettre un point final » en français
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
- 1Terminer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mettre un point final appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
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.