aqui

\ɐ.kˈi\

/\ɐ.kˈi\/ adv

The verdict

“aqui” is uncommon French (frequency #72,071 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,071
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-aqui · aqui · French

aqui · rank #72,071 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,071
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH apprenions

Nearest frequency peer: apprenions (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « aqui »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « aqui » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aqui
PropertyValue
Headwordaqui
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ɐ.kˈi\
Letters4
Frequency rank#72,071
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « aqui » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).aquitombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « apprenions » (#72,070), « arianisme » (#72,072), « appariement » (#72,069). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « aqui » est au #72,071. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aqui is uncommon French at frequency #72,071 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɐ.kˈi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ici.".

aqui doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is aqui, spelled A-Q-U-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ici.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. “Hoje é dia de dizer em alto em bom som ‘ainda estamos aqui’. Estamos aqui para dizer que estamos vivos e que a democracia está viva ao contrário do que planejavam os golpistas do 8 de Janeiro de 2023”, afirmou Lula.
  2. “Meu caro Dom Casmurro, não cuide que o dispenso do teatro amanhã; venha e dormirá aqui na cidade; dou-lhe camarote, dou-lhe chá, dou-lhe cama; só não lhe dou moça.”

Synonyms

Antonyms

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 "aqui"?
"aqui" is spelled A-Q-U-I. The IPA pronunciation is \ɐ.kˈi\.
What does "aqui" mean?
As an adverb, "aqui" means: Ici.
How do you pronounce "aqui"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aqui" is \ɐ.kˈi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aqui" come from?
"aqui" 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 "aqui", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list