d’or

\d‿ɔʁ\

/\d‿ɔʁ\/ adj

The verdict

“d’or” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui vaut cher ; qui a une grande valeur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-d-or · d’or · French

d’or · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" 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.

Key facts for d’or
PropertyValue
Headwordd’or
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\d‿ɔʁ\
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « d’or » en français

d’orreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

d’or is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \d‿ɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for d’or, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is d’or, spelled D-’-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui vaut cher ; qui a une grande valeur.
  2. 2
    Jaune, comme la couleur du métal or, en parlant d’un élément des armoiries : écu, partition, pièce, meuble, etc.
  3. 3
    Jaune.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il n’empêche, il est le document qui donnera aux maires une direction commune, mais aussi les mêmes éléments de langage pour résister aux pressions des promoteurs, ce qui, sur un territoire où le foncier est d’or, n’a rien d’anodin, expliquent les urbanistes de l’Atelier parisien d’urbanisme (APUR) et de l’Institut Paris Région, chevilles ouvrières de tou…
  2. D’or aux trois roses de gueules, qui est de Grenoble → voir illustration « écu d’or »

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "d’or"?
"d’or" is spelled D-’-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is \d‿ɔʁ\.
What does "d’or" mean?
As an adjective, "d’or" means: Qui vaut cher ; qui a une grande valeur.
How do you pronounce "d’or"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "d’or" is \d‿ɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "d’or" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list