faire ses adieux

\fɛʁ se.z‿a.djø\

/\fɛʁ se.z‿a.djø\/ verb

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The verdict

“faire ses adieux” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Prendre congé.

Key facts for faire ses adieux
PropertyValue
Headwordfaire ses adieux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fɛʁ se.z‿a.djø\
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “faire ses adieux” sits in French frequency

faire ses adieux falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for faire ses adieux is 16 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fɛʁ se.z‿a.djø\. 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: "Prendre congé.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for faire ses adieux, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is faire ses adieux, spelled F-A-I-R-E- -S-E-S- -A-D-I-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prendre congé.

Synonyms

dire adieuprendre congé

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "faire ses adieux"?
"faire ses adieux" is spelled F-A-I-R-E- -S-E-S- -A-D-I-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛʁ se.z‿a.djø\.
What does "faire ses adieux" mean?
As a verb, "faire ses adieux" means: Prendre congé.
How do you pronounce "faire ses adieux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "faire ses adieux" is \fɛʁ se.z‿a.djø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "faire ses adieux" come from?
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Using “faire ses adieux”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is F-A-I-R-E- -S-E-S- -A-D-I-E-U-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fɛʁ se.z‿a.djø\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list