un beau soir

\œ̃ bo swaʁ\

/\œ̃ bo swaʁ\/ adv

The verdict

“un beau soir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Un jour.

Corpus desk

Index FR-un-beau-soir · un beau soir · French

un beau soir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" 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 un beau soir
PropertyValue
Headwordun beau soir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\œ̃ bo swaʁ\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « un beau soir » en français

un beau soirsiège 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

un beau soir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \œ̃ bo swaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Un jour.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for un beau soir, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is un beau soir, spelled U-N- -B-E-A-U- -S-O-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Un jour.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Son absence durait un an, deux ans. Et puis, un beau soir, sans que personne de son entourage fût prévenu, il reparaissait soudainement.

Synonyms

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 "un beau soir"?
"un beau soir" is spelled U-N- -B-E-A-U- -S-O-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \œ̃ bo swaʁ\.
What does "un beau soir" mean?
As an adverb, "un beau soir" means: Un jour.
How do you pronounce "un beau soir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "un beau soir" is \œ̃ bo swaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "un beau soir" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list