cédille

[sedij]

/[sedij]/ noun

The verdict

“cédille” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cedille

Corpus desk

Index DE-cedille · cédille · German

cédille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" 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 cédille
PropertyValue
Headwordcédille
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sedij]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „cédille“ im Deutschen

cédillesitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cédille is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [sedij]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cedille".

cédille has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is cédille, spelled C-É-D-I-L-L-E.

Definition

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    Cedille

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 "cédille"?
"cédille" is spelled C-É-D-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [sedij].
What does "cédille" mean?
As a noun, "cédille" means: Cedille
How do you pronounce "cédille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cédille" is [sedij]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cédille" come from?
"cédille" is a German 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