sonner le glas
\sɔ.ne lə ɡlɑ\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sonner le glas |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \sɔ.ne lə ɡlɑ\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sonner le glas » en français
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
- 1Annoncer ou causer la fin de quelque chose.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sonner le glas appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
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.