soupe au lait
\su.p‿o lɛ\
The verdict
“soupe au lait” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Plat à base de lait porté à ébullition auquel on ajoute des œufs fouettés, de la farine et du sucre.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | soupe au lait |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \su.p‿o lɛ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “soupe au lait” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for soupe au lait is 13 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \su.p‿o lɛ\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
soupe au lait has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 soupe au lait, spelled S-O-U-P-E- -A-U- -L-A-I-T.
Definition
- 1Plat à base de lait porté à ébullition auquel on ajoute des œufs fouettés, de la farine et du sucre.
- 2Se dit d’une personne particulièrement susceptible et qui s’emporte rapidement.
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.
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Using “soupe au lait”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-O-U-P-E- -A-U- -L-A-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \su.p‿o lɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.