derrière
/ˌdɛɹiˈɛə(ɹ)/
"derriere" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“derrière” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bottom, bum, backside.
Corpus desk
Index EN-derriere · derrière · English
derrière · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | derrière |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌdɛɹiˈɛə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “derrière” in English
Rare enough to double-check
derrière is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌdɛɹiˈɛə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bottom, bum, backside.".
No misspelling variants are generated for derrière in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French derrière. The correct English form is derrière, spelled D-E-R-R-I-È-R-E.
Definition
- 1Bottom, bum, backside.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how derrière appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
As for high-heels, they hoist the derrière and make the gait more feminine and physically attractive.
Etymology
Borrowed from French derrière.
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.