rendre son dernier souffle
\ʁɑ̃.dʁə sɔ̃ dɛʁ.nje sufl\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rendre son dernier souffle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʁɑ̃.dʁə sɔ̃ dɛʁ.nje sufl\ |
| Letters | 26 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « rendre son dernier souffle » en français
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
- 1Mourir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rendre son dernier souffle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wilhelm sentit l’étreinte du loup diminuer, et l’horrible bête rendit son dernier souffle de vie dans un dernier hurlement.
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.