mon Dieu
\mɔ̃ djø\
The verdict
“mon 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
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Expression qui exprime la surprise ou l’émotion.
Corpus desk
Index FR-mon-dieu · mon Dieu · French
mon Dieu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mon Dieu |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \mɔ̃ djø\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « mon Dieu » en français
Rare enough to double-check
mon Dieu is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \mɔ̃ djø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Expression qui exprime la surprise ou l’émotion.".
No misspelling variants are generated for mon Dieu in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is mon Dieu, spelled M-O-N- -D-I-E-U.
Definition
- 1Expression qui exprime la surprise ou l’émotion.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mon Dieu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mon Dieu, mon Dieu ! quand on vient des pays où fleurit l'oranger, où trillent les cigales saoulées de soleil, comment se plaire ici ?
Mon Dieu, comment cette femme fait-elle pour être heureuse à ce point !
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.