soupe de langue

\sup də lɑ̃ɡ\

/\sup də lɑ̃ɡ\/ noun

The verdict

“soupe de langue” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a 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) - Embrassade d’une personne sur la bouche en se servant de sa langue.

Corpus desk

Index FR-soupe-de-langue · soupe de langue · French

soupe de langue · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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 soupe de langue
PropertyValue
Headwordsoupe de langue
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sup də lɑ̃ɡ\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « soupe de langue » en français

soupe de languereste 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

soupe de langue is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sup də lɑ̃ɡ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Embrassade d’une personne sur la bouche en se servant de sa langue.".

soupe de langue doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is soupe de langue, spelled S-O-U-P-E- -D-E- -L-A-N-G-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Embrassade d’une personne sur la bouche en se servant de sa langue.

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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 "soupe de langue"?
"soupe de langue" is spelled S-O-U-P-E- -D-E- -L-A-N-G-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sup də lɑ̃ɡ\.
What does "soupe de langue" mean?
As a noun, "soupe de langue" means: Embrassade d’une personne sur la bouche en se servant de sa langue.
How do you pronounce "soupe de langue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "soupe de langue" is \sup də lɑ̃ɡ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "soupe de langue" come from?
"soupe de langue" 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