plût à Dieu
\ply.t‿a djø\
The verdict
“plût à Dieu” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (impersonnel) Formule marquant un regret ou le souhait d’une chose que l’on sait impossible.
Corpus desk
Index FR-plut-a-dieu · plût à Dieu · French
plût à Dieu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | plût à Dieu |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | \ply.t‿a djø\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « plût à Dieu » en français
Rare enough to double-check
plût à Dieu is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed \ply.t‿a djø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(impersonnel) Formule marquant un regret ou le souhait d’une chose que l’on sait impossible.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for plût à Dieu, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is plût à Dieu, spelled P-L-Û-T- -À- -D-I-E-U.
Definition
- 1(impersonnel) Formule marquant un regret ou le souhait d’une chose que l’on sait impossible.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how plût à Dieu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Plût à Dieu !
Plût à Dieu que cela fût !
Synonyms
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.