daïri

\da.i.ʁi\

/\da.i.ʁi\/ noun

The verdict

“daïri” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Souverain spirituel au Japon.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dairi · daïri · French

daïri · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for daïri
PropertyValue
Headworddaïri
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\da.i.ʁi\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « daïri » en français

daïrireste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

daïri is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \da.i.ʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Souverain spirituel au Japon.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for daïri, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. 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.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is daïri, spelled D-A-Ï-R-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Souverain spirituel au Japon.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les daïris étaient des personnes sacrées, les descendants, les représentants des dieux.
  2. Ces souverains, nommés daïris, étaient à la fois les rois, les pontifes de la nation.

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 "daïri"?
"daïri" is spelled D-A-Ï-R-I. The IPA pronunciation is \da.i.ʁi\.
What does "daïri" mean?
As a noun, "daïri" means: Souverain spirituel au Japon.
How do you pronounce "daïri"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "daïri" is \da.i.ʁi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "daïri" come from?
"daïri" 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