Dieppe

/diˈɛp/

//diˈɛp// name

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"dieppe" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Dieppe” is uncommon English (frequency #63,560 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,560
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A coastal town in Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, France.

Corpus desk

Index EN-dieppe · Dieppe · English

Dieppe · rank #63,560 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,560
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH differentiable

Nearest frequency peer: differentiable (+1 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “Dieppe”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Dieppe” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dieppe
PropertyValue
HeadwordDieppe
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/diˈɛp/
Letters6
Frequency rank#63,560
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Dieppe” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Dieppefalls in this rarity band:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “differentiable” (#63,561), “devoutly” (#63,557), “dignify” (#63,563). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “Dieppe” is #63,560. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dieppe is uncommon English at frequency #63,560 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /diˈɛp/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Dieppe, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English Depe, from Middle French Diepe; the modern pronunciation is a refashioning after modern French Dieppe. The city in New Brunswick was named in memory of the Canadian soldiers who fell during the Dieppe Raid in 1942. The correct English form is Dieppe, spelled D-I-E-P-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A coastal town in Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, France.
  2. 2
    A city in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Dieppe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Two years after ordering the mass internment of German refugees at the start of the second world war, the British government put a small, elite group of them in military uniforms and sent them on a secret cloak-and-dagger mission to occupied Dieppe to snatch an Enigma coding machine from under the Nazis’ noses.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Depe, from Middle French Diepe; the modern pronunciation is a refashioning after modern French Dieppe. The city in New Brunswick was named in memory of the Canadian soldiers who fell during the Dieppe Raid in 1942.

This word in other languages

Dieppe(Français)Dieppe(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dieppe"?
"Dieppe" is spelled D-I-E-P-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is /diˈɛp/.
What does "Dieppe" mean?
As a proper noun, "Dieppe" means: A coastal town in Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, France.
How do you pronounce "Dieppe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dieppe" is /diˈɛp/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Dieppe"?
Inherited from Middle English Depe, from Middle French Diepe; the modern pronunciation is a refashioning after modern French Dieppe. The city in New Brunswick was named in memory of the Canadian soldiers who fell during the Dieppe Raid in 1942. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Dieppe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list