estime de soi
\ɛs.tim də swa\
The verdict
“estime de soi” 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
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Appréciation qu’une personne porte sur elle-même, sur sa propre valeur.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | estime de soi |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛs.tim də swa\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “estime de soi” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for estime de soi is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛs.tim də swa\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Appréciation qu’une personne porte sur elle-même, sur sa propre valeur.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for estime de soi, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is estime de soi, spelled E-S-T-I-M-E- -D-E- -S-O-I.
Definition
- 1Appréciation qu’une personne porte sur elle-même, sur sa propre valeur.
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.
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Using “estime de soi”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is E-S-T-I-M-E- -D-E- -S-O-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɛs.tim də swa\ (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.