ichi

adv

The verdict

“ichi” is an uncommon French word, ranked #51,526 in French word frequency and used as an adverb.

#51,526
frequency rank, French
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante de ici.

Key facts for ichi
PropertyValue
Headwordichi
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
Letters4
Frequency rank#51,526
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ichi” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ichi lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for ichi is 4 letters long, classified as an adverb. Corpus data places it at rank #51,526 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Variante de ici.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ichi, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is ichi, spelled I-C-H-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante de ici.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ichi"?
"ichi" is spelled I-C-H-I.
What does "ichi" mean?
As an adverb, "ichi" means: Variante de ici.
What language does "ichi" come from?
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Using “ichi”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is I-C-H-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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