adiós

\aˈdjos\

/\aˈdjos\/ intj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Adieu, au revoir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-adios · adiós · French

adiós · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" 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 adiós
PropertyValue
Headwordadiós
LanguageFrench
Part of speechInterjection
IPA\aˈdjos\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « adiós » en français

adiósreste 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

adiós is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \aˈdjos\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Adieu, au revoir.".

adiós doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is adiós, spelled A-D-I-Ó-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Adieu, au revoir.

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 "adiós"?
"adiós" is spelled A-D-I-Ó-S. The IPA pronunciation is \aˈdjos\.
What does "adiós" mean?
As an interjection, "adiós" means: Adieu, au revoir.
How do you pronounce "adiós"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adiós" is \aˈdjos\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adiós" come from?
"adiós" 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