dieux du ciel
\djø dy sjɛl\
The verdict
“dieux du ciel” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exclamation qui exprime la surprise ou l’émotion.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dieux-du-ciel · dieux du ciel · French
dieux du ciel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | dieux du ciel |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \djø dy sjɛl\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
dieux du ciel is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \djø dy sjɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Exclamation qui exprime la surprise ou l’émotion.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for dieux du ciel in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is dieux du ciel, spelled D-I-E-U-X- -D-U- -C-I-E-L.
Definition
- 1Exclamation qui exprime la surprise ou l’émotion.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dieux du ciel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Une soirée a suffit pour les faire dégringoler du trépied, ou plutôt du perchoir d'où ils rendaient leurs oracles — dans quel baragouin, dieux du ciel !
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.