Soudan français

\su.dɑ̃ fʁɑ̃.sɛ\

/\su.dɑ̃ fʁɑ̃.sɛ\/ name

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mali, entre 1891 et 1904 puis de 1920 à 1946, principalement avant son indépendance.

Corpus desk

Index FR-soudan-francais · Soudan français · French

Soudan français · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 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 Soudan français
PropertyValue
HeadwordSoudan français
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\su.dɑ̃ fʁɑ̃.sɛ\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Soudan français » en français

Soudan françaissiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Soudan français is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \su.dɑ̃ fʁɑ̃.sɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mali, entre 1891 et 1904 puis de 1920 à 1946, principalement avant son indépendance.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Soudan français in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Soudan français, spelled S-O-U-D-A-N- -F-R-A-N-Ç-A-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mali, entre 1891 et 1904 puis de 1920 à 1946, principalement avant son indépendance.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Samory Touré tenta de constituer dans le Sud du Soudan français un nouvel État, mais n’y parvint pas et fut emprisonné en 1898.
  2. Depuis septembre 1886, le nouveau commandant du Soudan français était le colonel Gallieni, le héros de la grande reconnaissance de 1880.

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 "Soudan français"?
"Soudan français" is spelled S-O-U-D-A-N- -F-R-A-N-Ç-A-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \su.dɑ̃ fʁɑ̃.sɛ\.
What does "Soudan français" mean?
As a proper noun, "Soudan français" means: Mali, entre 1891 et 1904 puis de 1920 à 1946, principalement avant son indépendance.
How do you pronounce "Soudan français"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Soudan français" is \su.dɑ̃ fʁɑ̃.sɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Soudan français" come from?
"Soudan français" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list