daigner

\de.ɲe\

/\de.ɲe\/ verb

The verdict

“daigner” is uncommon French (frequency #87,516 among 5,307 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,516
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Condescendre à ; bien vouloir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-daigner · daigner · French

daigner · rank #87,516 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,516
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH dactylographie

Nearest frequency peer: dactylographie (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « daigner »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for daigner
PropertyValue
Headworddaigner
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.ɲe\
Letters7
Frequency rank#87,516
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « daigner » en français

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

#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: « dactylographie » (#87,515), « dain » (#87,517), « céphalique » (#87,514). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « daigner » est au #87,516. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

daigner is uncommon French at frequency #87,516 among 5,307 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \de.ɲe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Condescendre à ; bien vouloir.".

daigner doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is daigner, spelled D-A-I-G-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Condescendre à ; bien vouloir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ils ne daignent pas protester contre une réputation exagérée peut-être, mais qu'en tout cas les événements dont on va lire le récit ne contribueront guère à démentir.
  2. Alors que le romancier, riche de son don d’ubiquité, peut se dédoubler en autant de personnages que son humeur daigne susciter au fil des pages, le poète reste fixé à la finitude de son expérience, à la racine de son cri.

Synonyms

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); 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 "daigner"?
"daigner" is spelled D-A-I-G-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \de.ɲe\.
What does "daigner" mean?
As a verb, "daigner" means: Condescendre à ; bien vouloir.
How do you pronounce "daigner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "daigner" is \de.ɲe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "daigner" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list