sonner le glas

\sɔ.ne lə ɡlɑ\

/\sɔ.ne lə ɡlɑ\/ verb

The verdict

“sonner le glas” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Annoncer ou causer la fin de quelque chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-sonner-le-glas · sonner le glas · French

sonner le glas · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" 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 sonner le glas
PropertyValue
Headwordsonner le glas
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\sɔ.ne lə ɡlɑ\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « sonner le glas » en français

sonner le glasreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

sonner le glas is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sɔ.ne lə ɡlɑ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Annoncer ou causer la fin de quelque chose.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sonner le glas, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 sonner le glas, spelled S-O-N-N-E-R- -L-E- -G-L-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Annoncer ou causer la fin de quelque chose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how sonner le glas appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. En 1874, l’écrasement de la Commune de Paris sonne le glas des espoirs révolutionnaires, jugulés par ailleurs dans les autres grandes nations européennes par des régimes « à poigne » et policiers.
  2. Et maintenant ce sont les images et les voix naturelles ou synthétiques des micros, reliées entre elles par le réseau mondial du Web, qui pourraient sonner le glas de cet antique système de communication par la lecture ?

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sonner le glas"?
"sonner le glas" is spelled S-O-N-N-E-R- -L-E- -G-L-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is \sɔ.ne lə ɡlɑ\.
What does "sonner le glas" mean?
As a verb, "sonner le glas" means: Annoncer ou causer la fin de quelque chose.
How do you pronounce "sonner le glas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sonner le glas" is \sɔ.ne lə ɡlɑ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sonner le glas" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list