soixante-dix
\swa.sɑ̃t.dis\
The verdict
“soixante-dix” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Soixante-neuf plus un, soit sept fois dix, adjectif numéral cardinal correspondant au nombre 70.
| 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) |
Where “soixante-dix” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for soixante-dix is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \swa.sɑ̃t.dis\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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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.
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Using “soixante-dix”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-O-I-X-A-N-T-E---D-I-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \swa.sɑ̃t.dis\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.