DS
French, noun/de.ɛs/
DS is spelled D-S (2 letters) and appears 8.7 times per million words in written French, the 7,421st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). DS is a French noun meaning “initialism of directeur sportif” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Citroën DS”.
What does DS mean in English?
noun
- 1
initialism of directeur sportif
- 2
initialism of devoir surveillé
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
preposition: 1. Dans.
noun: 1. Citroën DS.
noun: 1. Devoir surveillé.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce DS?
- /de.ɛs/
- \de.ɛs\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is DS in French?
DS appears 8.7 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).