point d’admiration
\pwɛ̃ d‿ad.mi.ʁa.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“point d’admiration” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ancien nom du point d’exclamation.
Corpus desk
Index FR-point-d-admiration · point d’admiration · French
point d’admiration · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | point d’admiration |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pwɛ̃ d‿ad.mi.ʁa.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « point d’admiration » en français
Rare enough to double-check
point d’admiration is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pwɛ̃ d‿ad.mi.ʁa.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ancien nom du point d’exclamation.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for point d’admiration, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is point d’admiration, spelled P-O-I-N-T- -D-’-A-D-M-I-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Ancien nom du point d’exclamation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how point d’admiration appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le point d’admiration (!) se met après les phrases qui expriment l’admiration. Exemple: « Qu’il est doux de servir le Seigneur ! »
Synonyms
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.