soudaineté

\su.dɛn.te\

/\su.dɛn.te\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Caractère de ce qui est soudain.

Corpus desk

Index FR-soudainete · soudaineté · French

soudaineté · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 soudaineté
PropertyValue
Headwordsoudaineté
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\su.dɛn.te\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « soudaineté » en français

soudainetéreste 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

soudaineté is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \su.dɛn.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Caractère de ce qui est soudain.".

Zero misspellings are on record for soudaineté in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is soudaineté, spelled S-O-U-D-A-I-N-E-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Caractère de ce qui est soudain.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Avec cette soudaineté d’action qui distingue les gens du midi, Gazonal sauta de l’hôtel dans la rue, de la rue dans un cabriolet, et alla rue de Berlin chez son cousin.
  2. Rien dans les langages humains, aucune traduction de la pensée faite à l’aide des couleurs, des marbres, des mots ou des sons, ne saurait rendre le nerf, la vérité, le fini, la soudaineté du sentiment dans l’âme !

This word in other languages

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 "soudaineté"?
"soudaineté" is spelled S-O-U-D-A-I-N-E-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \su.dɛn.te\.
What does "soudaineté" mean?
As a noun, "soudaineté" means: Caractère de ce qui est soudain.
How do you pronounce "soudaineté"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "soudaineté" is \su.dɛn.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "soudaineté" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list