merci Dieu

\mɛʁ.si djø\

/\mɛʁ.si djø\/ intj

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The verdict

“merci Dieu” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Exprime le soulagement.

Key facts for merci Dieu
PropertyValue
Headwordmerci Dieu
LanguageFrench
Part of speechInterjection
IPA\mɛʁ.si djø\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “merci Dieu” sits in French frequency

merci Dieu 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

merci Dieu is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \mɛʁ.si djø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Exprime le soulagement.".

merci Dieu doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 merci Dieu, spelled M-E-R-C-I- -D-I-E-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Exprime le soulagement.

Synonyms

Dieu soit louéDieu mercigrâce à Dieu

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 "merci Dieu"?
"merci Dieu" is spelled M-E-R-C-I- -D-I-E-U. The IPA pronunciation is \mɛʁ.si djø\.
What does "merci Dieu" mean?
As an interjection, "merci Dieu" means: Exprime le soulagement.
How do you pronounce "merci Dieu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "merci Dieu" is \mɛʁ.si djø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "merci Dieu" come from?
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Using “merci Dieu”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-E-R-C-I- -D-I-E-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mɛʁ.si 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