adiós
\aˈdjos\
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 May 6, 2026) - Adieu, au revoir.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | adiós |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \aˈdjos\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “adiós” sits in French frequency
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
- 1Adieu, 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.
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Using “adiós”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-D-I-Ó-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \aˈdjos\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.