rendre son dernier souffle

\ʁɑ̃.dʁə sɔ̃ dɛʁ.nje sufl\

/\ʁɑ̃.dʁə sɔ̃ dɛʁ.nje sufl\/ verb

The verdict

“rendre son dernier 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
26
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-rendre-son-dernier-souff · rendre son dernier souffle · French

rendre son dernier souffle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 26 letters
  • VOW-9 9 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" 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 rendre son dernier souffle
PropertyValue
Headwordrendre son dernier souffle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁɑ̃.dʁə sɔ̃ dɛʁ.nje sufl\
Letters26
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « rendre son dernier souffle » en français

rendre son dernier soufflesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

rendre son dernier souffle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁɑ̃.dʁə sɔ̃ dɛʁ.nje sufl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mourir.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for rendre son dernier souffle, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is rendre son dernier souffle, spelled R-E-N-D-R-E- -S-O-N- -D-E-R-N-I-E-R- -S-O-U-F-F-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mourir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how rendre son dernier souffle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wilhelm sentit l’étreinte du loup diminuer, et l’horrible bête rendit son dernier souffle de vie dans un dernier hurlement.
  2. Les doctrinaires sont morts aussi ; les hommes de l’insipide juste-milieu, les partisans du régime soi-disant constitutionnel ont rendu leur dernier souffle à la séance du 20 octobre, après avoir, dans celle du 16 avril, fait décréter par une assemblée républicaine l’expérience d’une papauté doctrinaire.

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 "rendre son dernier souffle"?
"rendre son dernier souffle" is spelled R-E-N-D-R-E- -S-O-N- -D-E-R-N-I-E-R- -S-O-U-F-F-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɑ̃.dʁə sɔ̃ dɛʁ.nje sufl\.
What does "rendre son dernier souffle" mean?
As a verb, "rendre son dernier souffle" means: Mourir.
How do you pronounce "rendre son dernier souffle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rendre son dernier souffle" is \ʁɑ̃.dʁə sɔ̃ dɛʁ.nje sufl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rendre son dernier souffle" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list