CDF

Name: CDF, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\se.de.ɛf\

/\se.de.ɛf\/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“CDF” is uncommon French (frequency #59,153 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,153
frequency rank, French: 8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cellule dendritique folliculaire

Corpus desk

Index FR-cdf · CDF · French

CDF · rank #59,153 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-RARE #59,153
LEN-MID 3 letters
VOW-0 0 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-0 0 variants
BOOK-DENSE 8,609
PHOTO-FINISH cde

Nearest frequency peer: cde (-1 rank slots)

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.

Cavalaire

40,851
cde

40,849
CDF

40,848
CED

40,847
Chaix

40,846
chauffes

40,845

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « CDF » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Key facts for CDF
Property	Value
Headword	CDF
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\se.de.ɛf\
Letters	3
Frequency rank	#59,153
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « CDF » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).CDFtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#59,153

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « cde » (#59,152), « CED » (#59,154), « Chaix » (#59,155). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « CDF » est au #59,153. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

CDF is uncommon French at frequency #59,153 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \se.de.ɛf\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cellule dendritique folliculaire".

No generated misspelling entries exist for CDF in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented 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 CDF, spelled C-D-F.

Definition

1
Cellule dendritique folliculaire

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "CDF"?

"CDF" is spelled C-D-F. The IPA pronunciation is \se.de.ɛf\.

What does "CDF" mean?

As a noun, "CDF" means: Cellule dendritique folliculaire

How do you pronounce "CDF"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "CDF" is \se.de.ɛf\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "CDF" come from?

"CDF" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cde#59,152 CED#59,154 clo#59,169 cpt#59,200