Grammatical class

Adverb

soi-disant

supposedly

Details

Syllables

soi-disant

Phonetics

swa.di.zɑ̃

Grammatical class

Adverb

Freq. (books)

4027

Freq. (movies)

3982

Freq. (news)

10755

Sentences

Il est soi-disant l'homme le plus riche du monde.

It is said that he is the richest man in the world.

A1

Il est soi-disant libéral.

He is a so called liberal.

B2

Elle l'a soi-disant tué en état de légitime défense.

She allegedly killed him in self-defense.

B2