image de soi

noun

The verdict

“image de soi” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Opinion que l’on a de soi-même.

Key facts for image de soi
PropertyValue
Headwordimage de soi
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “image de soi” sits in French frequency

image de soi 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.

Rare enough to double-check

image de soi is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Opinion que l’on a de soi-même.".

Zero misspellings are on record for image de soi in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is image de soi, spelled I-M-A-G-E- -D-E- -S-O-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Opinion que l’on a de soi-même.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "image de soi"?
"image de soi" is spelled I-M-A-G-E- -D-E- -S-O-I.
What does "image de soi" mean?
As a noun, "image de soi" means: Opinion que l’on a de soi-même.
What language does "image de soi" come from?
"image de soi" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “image de soi”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is I-M-A-G-E- -D-E- -S-O-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