Dijon

name

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"dijon" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Dijon” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,805. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,805
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The capital city of Côte-d'Or department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

Corpus desk

Index EN-dijon · Dijon · English

Dijon · rank #38,805 · 7 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,805
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH digress

Nearest frequency peer: digress (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Dijon”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Dijon” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Dijon vs don
40% similar
Dijon vs DIN
20% similar
Dijon vs dino
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Dijon
PropertyValue
HeadwordDijon
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#38,805
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Dijon”

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “digress” (#38,804), “deservedly” (#38,802), “discus” (#38,808). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “Dijon” is #38,805. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Dijon, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #38,805 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The capital city of Côte-d'Or department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dijon, with forms such as "ddijon", "dijjon", and "dijno". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "don", "DIN", "dino", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French Dijon, from the Roman name, Latin Diviō, from the name Divius (“godly, divine”); see divus. The correct English form is Dijon, spelled D-I-J-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The capital city of Côte-d'Or department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Dijon, from the Roman name, Latin Diviō, from the name Divius (“godly, divine”); see divus.

This word in other languages

Dijon(Español)Dijon(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddijon
  • dijjon
  • dijno
  • dijonn
  • diojn
  • djion
  • idjon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dijon - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddijon1dijjon1dijno2dijonn1diojn2djion2idjon2
Edit distance from "Dijon"

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 "Dijon"?
"Dijon" is spelled D-I-J-O-N.
What does "Dijon" mean?
As a proper noun, "Dijon" means: The capital city of Côte-d'Or department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
What words are commonly confused with "Dijon"?
"Dijon" is commonly confused with "don", "DIN", "dino". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "Dijon"?
Borrowed from French Dijon, from the Roman name, Latin Diviō, from the name Divius (“godly, divine”); see divus. 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 "Dijon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ciara#38,784Carne#38,775Fagan#38,835brawn#38,767

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Cappella7 variantsboson7 variantsGallic7 variantsGeddes7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list