don du ciel
\dɔ̃ dy sjɛl\
The verdict
“don du ciel” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Miracle.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | don du ciel |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \dɔ̃ dy sjɛl\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “don du ciel” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for don du ciel is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \dɔ̃ dy sjɛl\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for don du ciel, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is don du ciel, spelled D-O-N- -D-U- -C-I-E-L.
Definition
- 1Miracle.
- 2Événement exceptionnel ; bonne surprise.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “don du ciel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-O-N- -D-U- -C-I-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \dɔ̃ dy sjɛl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.