dix-huitième
\di.zɥi.tjɛm\
The verdict
“dix-huitième” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Élément ordinal, correspondant au cardinal dix-huit.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dix-huitieme · dix-huitième · French
dix-huitième · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | dix-huitième |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \di.zɥi.tjɛm\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
dix-huitième is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \di.zɥi.tjɛm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for dix-huitième in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is dix-huitième, spelled D-I-X---H-U-I-T-I-È-M-E.
Definition
- 1Élément ordinal, correspondant au cardinal dix-huit.
- 2invariable Du dix-huitième siècle.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dix-huitième appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les grottes sépulcrales nous semblent, par leur nature, appartenir aux temps primitifs de la civilisation dans la vallée du Nil ; cependant, nous devons dire que les célèbres hypogées de la vallée des Rois, à Thèbes ne remontent en générale qu’à la dix-huitième et à la dix-neuvième dynastie.
Au dix-huitième bain, il essaya de l’action de la lumière d’une lampe, et sa vue supporta bien cette épreuve. Son teint d’ailleurs était éclairci, et son visage semblait débouffi.
This word in other languages
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.