d’ici
\d‿i.si\
The verdict
“d’ici” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est né en ce lieu, ou qui y a ses racines.
Corpus desk
Index FR-d-ici · d’ici · French
d’ici · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | d’ici |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \d‿i.si\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « d’ici » en français
Rare enough to double-check
d’ici is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \d‿i.si\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for d’ici, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is d’ici, spelled D-’-I-C-I.
Definition
- 1Qui est né en ce lieu, ou qui y a ses racines.
- 2Qui habite en ce lieu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how d’ici appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il n’est pas d’ici, c’est un étranger.
Ce n’est point un bon signe que l’on ôte un homme d’ici dont toute la République est parfaitement contente.
Synonyms
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.