soi
French, pronoun/swa/
soi is spelled S-O-I (3 letters) and appears 76 times per million words in written French, the 1,112th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Soi is a French feminine pronoun meaning “Designating or reinforcing a reflexive (direct) object or the regime of a preposition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Pronom réfléchi de la troisième personne du singulier ou du pluriel”.
What does soi mean in English?
pronoun
- 1
femininemasculineDesignating or reinforcing a reflexive (direct) object or the regime of a preposition
Near-synonym: soi-même
- 2
femininemasculineoneself
- 3
femininemasculineOccasionally representing other pronouns, e.g. ourselves, or translated according to the referenced indefinite subject
- 4
femininemasculinerarenominative pronoun reinforcing indefinite or very generalized subject; one
- 5
datedfemininemasculinehimself, herself, itself
noun
- 1
masculinethe self
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
pronoun: 1. Pronom réfléchi de la troisième personne du singulier ou du pluriel.
noun: 1. En Thaïlande, rue ou ruelle d’importance secondaire, qui coupe perpendiculairement une rue ou route principale (thanon, ถนน).
noun: 1. Essence profonde de l'être, à la fois immanente et transcendante, source de Vie universelle intimement liée à l'intuition et à l'expérience spirituelle, avec laquelle l'individu peut reprendre contact en se détachant de l'ego.
noun: 1. En Thaïlande, petite rue partant d’une voie principale.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of soi
- sois plural
- soïs plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce soi?
- /swa/
- \swa\
- \sɔj\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to soi
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is soi in French?
soi appears 76 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).