ĉu
\t͡ʃu\
The verdict
“ĉu” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a particle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 2
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Particule interrogative (portant sur l'ensemble de la proposition qui suit, par opposition à la série ki- de tabelvorto) souvent traduisible par est-ce que.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cu · ĉu · French
ĉu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-SHORT 2 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ĉ" 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 | ĉu |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Particle |
| IPA | \t͡ʃu\ |
| Letters | 2 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
ĉu is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aparticle, transcribed \t͡ʃu\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ĉu, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is ĉu, spelled Ĉ-U.
Definition
- 1Particule interrogative (portant sur l'ensemble de la proposition qui suit, par opposition à la série ki- de tabelvorto) souvent traduisible par est-ce que.
- 2Si (question indirecte).
- 3Hein (interjection).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ĉu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ĉu vi parolas Esperanton?
Mi volas eliri, ĉu vi?
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.