ili
\ˈi.li\
The verdict
“ili” is uncommon French (frequency #71,590 among 142,603 “I” headwords), classed as a pronoun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,590
- frequency rank, French
- 142,603
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pronom personnel de troisième personne du pluriel correspondant à « ils », « elles », « eux » en français. (S’emploie pour tous les cas.)
Corpus desk
Index FR-ili · ili · French
ili · rank #71,590 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,590
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 142,603
- PHOTO-FINISH imbibés
Nearest frequency peer: imbibés (+1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “ili”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- hypersexual…
hypersexualisation
28,414 corpus weight
- Héliopolis
Héliopolis
28,413 corpus weight
- ili
ili
28,411 corpus weight
- imbibés
imbibés
28,410 corpus weight
- immunothéra…
immunothérapie
28,409 corpus weight
- imposons
imposons
28,408 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “ili” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ili |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Pronoun |
| IPA | \ˈi.li\ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #71,590 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ili” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ili is uncommon French at frequency #71,590 among 142,603 “I” headwords, classed as apronoun, transcribed \ˈi.li\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pronom personnel de troisième personne du pluriel correspondant à « ils », « elles », « eux » en français. (S’emploie pour tous les cas.)".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ili, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is ili, spelled I-L-I.
Definition
- 1Pronom personnel de troisième personne du pluriel correspondant à « ils », « elles », « eux » en français. (S’emploie pour tous les cas.)
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ili", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.