ne pas manquer de souffle

\nə pa mɑ̃.ke də sufl\

/\nə pa mɑ̃.ke də sufl\/ verb

The verdict

“ne pas manquer de souffle” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
25
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante de ne pas manquer d’air.

Key facts for ne pas manquer de souffle
PropertyValue
Headwordne pas manquer de souffle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\nə pa mɑ̃.ke də sufl\
Letters25
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ne pas manquer de souffle” sits in French frequency

ne pas manquer de souffle falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for ne pas manquer de souffle is 25 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \nə pa mɑ̃.ke də sufl\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Variante de ne pas manquer d’air.".

Zero misspellings are on record for ne pas manquer de souffle in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is ne pas manquer de souffle, spelled N-E- -P-A-S- -M-A-N-Q-U-E-R- -D-E- -S-O-U-F-F-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante de ne pas manquer d’air.

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 "ne pas manquer de souffle"?
"ne pas manquer de souffle" is spelled N-E- -P-A-S- -M-A-N-Q-U-E-R- -D-E- -S-O-U-F-F-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \nə pa mɑ̃.ke də sufl\.
What does "ne pas manquer de souffle" mean?
As a verb, "ne pas manquer de souffle" means: Variante de ne pas manquer d’air.
How do you pronounce "ne pas manquer de souffle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ne pas manquer de souffle" is \nə pa mɑ̃.ke də sufl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ne pas manquer de souffle" come from?
"ne pas manquer de souffle" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “ne pas manquer de souffle”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is N-E- -P-A-S- -M-A-N-Q-U-E-R- -D-E- -S-O-U-F-F-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \nə pa mɑ̃.ke də sufl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list