dix fois
\di fwa\
The verdict
“dix fois” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fort souvent.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dix-fois · dix fois · French
dix fois · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dix fois |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \di fwa\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « dix fois » en français
Rare enough to double-check
dix fois is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \di fwa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fort souvent.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dix fois, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is dix fois, spelled D-I-X- -F-O-I-S.
Definition
- 1Fort souvent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dix fois appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dans cette heure-là je disais dix fois à la vieille Olive, d’une voix étranglée : « Y a-t-il des lettres pour moi, Olive ? » laquelle me répondait imperturbablement toujours : « Non, Monsieur, il n’y en a pas. »
Dix ou douze fois par jour, les gosses étaient dérangés chez eux, voire accostés à la sortie de l'école par des reporters arrogants et sûrs d'eux-mêmes qui se mettaient en devoir de leur tirer les vers du nez.
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.