Doyenne
[do̯aˈjɛn]
The verdict
“Doyenne” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dienstälteste Diplomatin
Corpus desk
Index DE-doyenne · Doyenne · German
Doyenne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | Doyenne |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [do̯aˈjɛn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Doyenne“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Doyenne is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [do̯aˈjɛn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Doyenne in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Doyenne, spelled D-O-Y-E-N-N-E.
Definition
- 1dienstälteste Diplomatin
- 2weibliche Person, die einen bestimmten Bereich geprägt hat
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Doyenne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Und so richtete bei dem Empfang im Rathaus neben Bürgermeister Vojko Obersnel, dem kroatischen Minister für Tourismus sowie der Doyenne des diplomatischen Korps, auch die stellvertretende Bürgermeisterin aus Neuss im Namen aller Partnerstädte einige Grußworte an die Ehrengäste im Rathaus.“
„Die Königin der Volksschauspielerinnen, als geliebte und geehrte Doyenne des Ohnsorg Theaters bereits zwei Jahre zuvor zurückgetreten, empfing noch einmal öffentlich die Zuneigung ihres Publikums.“
This word in other languages
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.