daimyo
\da.i.mjo\
The verdict
“daimyo” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante orthographique de daïmio.
Corpus desk
Index FR-daimyo · daimyo · French
daimyo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | daimyo |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \da.i.mjo\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “daimyo” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
daimyo is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \da.i.mjo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante orthographique de daïmio.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for daimyo, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is daimyo, spelled D-A-I-M-Y-O.
Definition
- 1Variante orthographique de daïmio.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how daimyo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Au dix-septième siècle, les Tokugawa avaient instauré un système de « résidence alternée » obligeant les daimyo à vivre un an sur deux à Edo, où ils laissaient femmes et enfants en otage.
Pour un daimyo, se constituer un fief important signifiait soumettre le maximum de villages afin de pouvoir racoler le plus grand nombre possible d’hommes et lever la plus grande quantité possible de riz dans le but d’entretenir son armée.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.