soupir de nonne
\su.piʁ də nɔn\
The verdict
“soupir de nonne” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Synonyme de pet de nonne (ou pet-de-nonne).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | soupir de nonne |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \su.piʁ də nɔn\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “soupir de nonne” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for soupir de nonne is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \su.piʁ də nɔn\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Synonyme de pet de nonne (ou pet-de-nonne).".
No generated misspelling entries exist for soupir de nonne in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is soupir de nonne, spelled S-O-U-P-I-R- -D-E- -N-O-N-N-E.
Definition
- 1Synonyme de pet de nonne (ou pet-de-nonne).
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 “soupir de nonne”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-O-U-P-I-R- -D-E- -N-O-N-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \su.piʁ də nɔn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.