Dufour

name

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

The verdict

“Dufour” is uncommon English (frequency #59,359 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,359
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from French.

Corpus desk

Index EN-dufour · Dufour · English

Dufour · rank #59,359 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,359
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dutta

Nearest frequency peer: Dutta (+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 “Dufour”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dufour
PropertyValue
HeadwordDufour
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#59,359
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Dufour” 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).Dufourfalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Dutta” (#59,360), “Drumpf” (#59,357), “downcast” (#59,356). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “Dufour” is #59,359. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dufour is uncommon English at frequency #59,359 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname from French.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Dufour in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French Dufour. The correct English form is Dufour, spelled D-U-F-O-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from French.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Dufour.

This word in other languages

Dufour(Français)

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 "Dufour"?
"Dufour" is spelled D-U-F-O-U-R.
What does "Dufour" mean?
As a proper noun, "Dufour" means: A surname from French.
What is the origin of the word "Dufour"?
Borrowed from French Dufour. 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 "Dufour", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Drumpf#59,357deride#59,339foment#59,398founds#59,401

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list