ci-après

\si.a.pʁɛ\

/\si.a.pʁɛ\/ adv

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ci-dessous, plus loin dans un document.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ci-apres · ci-après · French

ci-après · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for ci-après
PropertyValue
Headwordci-après
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\si.a.pʁɛ\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « ci-après » en français

ci-aprèsn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ci-après is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \si.a.pʁɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ci-dessous, plus loin dans un document.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ci-après, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is ci-après, spelled C-I---A-P-R-È-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ci-dessous, plus loin dans un document.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La disposition du dévidoir à quatre arêtes présente encore l’avantage de réduire le nombre de costes possibles, tandis que le système de séchage décrit ci-après évite la possibilité de leur formation.
  2. Nous donnons ci-après l’analyse d’un échantillon de tourbe provenant des tourbières de Beulotte-Saint-Laurent : Matières volatiles : 64,5 % ; Charbon : 23,3 % ; Cendres : 12,2 % (d’après Thirria [124]).

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "ci-après"?
"ci-après" is spelled C-I---A-P-R-È-S. The IPA pronunciation is \si.a.pʁɛ\.
What does "ci-après" mean?
As an adverb, "ci-après" means: Ci-dessous, plus loin dans un document.
How do you pronounce "ci-après"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ci-après" is \si.a.pʁɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ci-après" come from?
"ci-après" 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