cedi
\se.di\
The verdict
“cedi” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Devise officielle du Ghana depuis 1965. Son symbole est ₵ (Unicode U+20B5).
Corpus desk
Index FR-cedi · cedi · French
cedi · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cedi |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \se.di\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « cedi » en français
Rare enough to double-check
cedi is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \se.di\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Devise officielle du Ghana depuis 1965. Son symbole est ₵ (Unicode U+20B5).".
cedi doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is cedi, spelled C-E-D-I.
Definition
- 1Devise officielle du Ghana depuis 1965. Son symbole est ₵ (Unicode U+20B5).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how cedi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un cedi est divisé en cent pesewas.
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.