soixante-dix
\swa.sɑ̃t.dis\
The verdict
“soixante-dix” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Soixante-neuf plus un, soit sept fois dix, adjectif numéral cardinal correspondant au nombre 70.
Corpus desk
Index FR-soixante-dix · soixante-dix · French
soixante-dix · 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 "S" 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 | soixante-dix |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \swa.sɑ̃t.dis\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
soixante-dix is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \swa.sɑ̃t.dis\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for soixante-dix, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is soixante-dix, spelled S-O-I-X-A-N-T-E---D-I-X.
Definition
- 1Soixante-neuf plus un, soit sept fois dix, adjectif numéral cardinal correspondant au nombre 70.
- 2Soixante-dixième.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how soixante-dix appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jésus lui dit: Je ne te dis pas sept fois, mais soixante-dix fois sept fois.
À propos de Modeste Mignon, il annonce joyeusement à son amie : « Encore soixante-dix feuillets de mon écriture… Ce sera fini demain. »
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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.