ne pas manquer de souffle
\nə pa mɑ̃.ke də sufl\
The verdict
“ne pas manquer de souffle” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 25
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de ne pas manquer d’air.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ne-pas-manquer-de-souffl · ne pas manquer de souffle · French
ne pas manquer de souffle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 25 letters
- VOW-9 9 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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 | ne pas manquer de souffle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \nə pa mɑ̃.ke də sufl\ |
| Letters | 25 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ne pas manquer de souffle » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ne pas manquer de souffle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \nə pa mɑ̃.ke də sufl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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
- 1Variante de ne pas manquer d’air.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ne pas manquer de souffle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Léodagan : Un p’tit différend familial, vous pouvez supporter ça une fois de temps en temps, non ? Arthur : « Une fois de temps en temps » ? Eh ben, vous manquez pas de souffle !
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.