dire au revoir

\di.ʁ‿o ʁə.vwaʁ\

/\di.ʁ‿o ʁə.vwaʁ\/ verb

The verdict

“dire au revoir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se séparer de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose, prendre congé, se débarrasser.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dire-au-revoir · dire au revoir · French

dire au revoir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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 dire au revoir
PropertyValue
Headworddire au revoir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\di.ʁ‿o ʁə.vwaʁ\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « dire au revoir » en français

dire au revoirsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

dire au revoir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \di.ʁ‿o ʁə.vwaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se séparer de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose, prendre congé, se débarrasser.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dire au revoir, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is dire au revoir, spelled D-I-R-E- -A-U- -R-E-V-O-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se séparer de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose, prendre congé, se débarrasser.

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 "dire au revoir"?
"dire au revoir" is spelled D-I-R-E- -A-U- -R-E-V-O-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \di.ʁ‿o ʁə.vwaʁ\.
What does "dire au revoir" mean?
As a verb, "dire au revoir" means: Se séparer de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose, prendre congé, se débarrasser.
How do you pronounce "dire au revoir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dire au revoir" is \di.ʁ‿o ʁə.vwaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dire au revoir" come from?
"dire au revoir" 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