12
\duz\
The verdict
“12” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a numeral. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 2
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Représentation numérique du nombre douze.
Corpus desk
Index FR-12 · 12 · French
12 · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-SHORT 2 letters
- VOW-0 0 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "1" 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 | 12 |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Numeral |
| IPA | \duz\ |
| Letters | 2 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
12 is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anumeral, transcribed \duz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Représentation numérique du nombre douze.".
12 doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is 12, spelled 1-2.
Definition
- 1Représentation numérique du nombre douze.
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.