adieux

\a.djø\

/\a.djø\/ noun

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The verdict

“adieux” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,092. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,092
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de adieu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-adieux · adieux · French

adieux · rank #12,092 · 7 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,092
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH Accessoire

Nearest frequency peer: Accessoire (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « adieux »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « adieux » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

adieux vs aveux
67% similar
adieux vs aïeux
67% similar
adieux vs aïeul
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for adieux
PropertyValue
Headwordadieux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.djø\
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,092
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « adieux »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).adieuxse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Accessoire » (#12,091), « affrontements » (#12,093), « absorption » (#12,090). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « adieux » est au #12,092. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around adieux (IPA \a.djø\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,092 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de adieu.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for adieux, with forms such as "addieux", "adeiux", and "adieuxx". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "aveux", "aïeux", "aïeul", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists 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 adieux, spelled A-D-I-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de adieu.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Son séjour se termina à Beauté-sur-Marne ; Charles IV en fut si enchanté qu’il s’y déclara guéri de sa goutte ; on y fit de somptueux échanges de cadeaux : coupes d’or garnies de pierreries et d’émaux champlevés, flacons, aiguières, hanaps d’or et gobelets ; jusqu’au moment où, à la veille de se faire leurs adieux, l’empereur donne au roi un rubis et un d…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • addieux
  • adeiux
  • adieuxx
  • adiexu
  • adiuex
  • aideux
  • daieux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of adieux - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

addieux1adeiux2adieuxx1adiexu2adiuex2aideux2daieux2
Edit distance from "adieux"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "adieux"?
"adieux" is spelled A-D-I-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \a.djø\.
What does "adieux" mean?
As a noun, "adieux" means: Pluriel de adieu.
What words are commonly confused with "adieux"?
"adieux" is commonly confused with "aveux", "aïeux", "aïeul". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "adieux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adieux" is \a.djø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adieux" come from?
"adieux" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "adieux", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

épices#12,088Annecy#12,097énigme#12,087Ariane#12,102

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

aidés7 variantsÉmile7 variantsbougie7 variantsclous7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list