dix-huit
\di.z‿ɥit\
The verdict
“dix-huit” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Dix-sept plus un, adjectif numéral cardinal correspondant au nombre 18.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dix-huit · dix-huit · French
dix-huit · 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-huit |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \di.z‿ɥit\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
dix-huit is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \di.z‿ɥit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for dix-huit in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is dix-huit, spelled D-I-X---H-U-I-T.
Definition
- 1Dix-sept plus un, adjectif numéral cardinal correspondant au nombre 18.
- 2Dix-huitième.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dix-huit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je sais que les bienfaits surhumains qui m’accablent depuis dix-huit mois sont l’œuvre d'une personne que j’ai gravement offensée en faisant mon devoir ; il a fallu quinze ans pour que je reconnusse son innocence, et c’est là, messieurs, le seul remords que je doive à l’exercice de mes fonctions.
L’œuvre que Mohammed avait entreprise sur le même mont Sefa dix-huit ans auparavant était aujourd’hui achevée.
This word in other languages
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