plût au Ciel
\ply.t‿o sjɛl\
The verdict
“plût au Ciel” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- 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-au-ciel · plût au Ciel · French
plût au Ciel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 au Ciel |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | \ply.t‿o sjɛl\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « plût au Ciel » en français
Rare enough to double-check
plût au Ciel is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed \ply.t‿o sjɛl\. 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.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for plût au Ciel in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is plût au Ciel, spelled P-L-Û-T- -A-U- -C-I-E-L.
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 au Ciel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il est mort, voilà vingt-cinq ans qu’il est mort. Ah ! plût au Ciel qu’il vécût encore !
Dans la troisième partie du discours (§§ 27-50), Cicéron se demande quel général doit être désigné pour continuer la guerre an Asie. Ah ! plût au ciel, dit-il que vous eussiez l'embarras du choix !
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.