Daumesnil
\do.me.nil\
The verdict
“Daumesnil” is uncommon French (frequency #75,575 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,575
- frequency rank, French
- 404,891
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom de famille.
Corpus desk
Index FR-daumesnil · Daumesnil · French
Daumesnil · rank #75,575 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,575
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 404,891
- PHOTO-FINISH Darras
Nearest frequency peer: Darras (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Daumesnil”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- cypress
cypress
24,431 corpus weight
- céréalier
céréalier
24,430 corpus weight
- dari
dari
24,428 corpus weight
- Darras
Darras
24,427 corpus weight
- Daumesnil
Daumesnil
24,426 corpus weight
- Decca
Decca
24,424 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Daumesnil” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Daumesnil |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \do.me.nil\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #75,575 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Daumesnil” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Daumesnil is uncommon French at frequency #75,575 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \do.me.nil\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom de famille.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Daumesnil, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Daumesnil, spelled D-A-U-M-E-S-N-I-L.
Definition
- 1Nom de famille.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Daumesnil", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
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.