soufflage

\su.flaʒ\

/\su.flaʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“soufflage” is uncommon French (frequency #60,387 among 6,032 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,387
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de souffler.

Corpus desk

Index FR-soufflage · soufflage · French

soufflage · rank #60,387 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,387
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH Souad

Nearest frequency peer: Souad (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « soufflage »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « soufflage » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for soufflage
PropertyValue
Headwordsoufflage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\su.flaʒ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#60,387
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « soufflage » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).soufflagetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Souad » (#60,386), « Solveig » (#60,385), « sourie » (#60,389). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « soufflage » est au #60,387. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

soufflage is uncommon French at frequency #60,387 among 6,032 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \su.flaʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for soufflage in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is soufflage, spelled S-O-U-F-F-L-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de souffler.
  2. 2
    Art de souffler le verre.
  3. 3
    Technique de boulangerie dans l'élaboration du pain.
  4. 4
    Action de séparer par la ventilation les poils légers des poils lourds non susceptibles d'être feutrés.
  5. 5
    Revêtement de planches qu'on applique sur la carène d'un navire, un peu au-dessus et au-dessous de sa flottaison, pour ajouter à sa stabilité.
  6. 6
    Dans le jargon scolaire, action de souffler la réponse à celui qui ne la sait pas.
  7. 7
    Opération qui consiste à remettre à niveau des pavés enfoncés, en mettant du sable dessous.
  8. 8
    Action qui consiste à remettre du ballast sur une voie dont les rails se sont affaissés.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les deux autres chantiers ont vu le remplacement de traverses entre Les Martels et Giroussens, le curage des fossés, le soufflage des feuilles, l’évacuation des vieilles traverses.
  2. […], mais les glaces s'étant rapprochées, il fallut user des grands moyens pour nous dégager, intervention d'espars, carambolages, chocs violents ; notre soufflage y laissa quelques esquilles.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "soufflage"?
"soufflage" is spelled S-O-U-F-F-L-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \su.flaʒ\.
What does "soufflage" mean?
As a noun, "soufflage" means: Action de souffler.
How do you pronounce "soufflage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "soufflage" is \su.flaʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "soufflage" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "soufflage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list