reprendre souffle
\ʁə.pʁɑ̃dʁ sufl\
The verdict
“reprendre 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
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de reprendre son souffle.
Corpus desk
Index FR-reprendre-souffle · reprendre souffle · French
reprendre souffle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | reprendre souffle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʁə.pʁɑ̃dʁ sufl\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « reprendre souffle » en français
Rare enough to double-check
reprendre souffle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁə.pʁɑ̃dʁ sufl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de reprendre son souffle.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for reprendre souffle, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is reprendre souffle, spelled R-E-P-R-E-N-D-R-E- -S-O-U-F-F-L-E.
Definition
- 1Variante de reprendre son souffle.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how reprendre souffle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
À sept heures un quart, tout le monde toujours debout, Royère discourant toujours, personne ne pouvant placer un mot, ne l'osant même pas. Enfin, vers la demie, comme il faisait une pose pour reprendre souffle, Auriant a pu lui dire au revoir.
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.