denim

\də.nim\

/\də.nim\/ noun

The verdict

“denim” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #49,017. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,017
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tissu utilisé pour confectionner les jeans.

Corpus desk

Index FR-denim · denim · French

denim · rank #49,017 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,017
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH DCI

Nearest frequency peer: DCI (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « denim »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « denim » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

denim vs dim
60% similar
denim vs dent
60% similar
denim vs Deum
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for denim
PropertyValue
Headworddenim
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\də.nim\
Letters5
Frequency rank#49,017
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « denim »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).denimse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « DCI » (#49,016), « Devaux » (#49,019), « cuillerée » (#49,014). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « denim » est au #49,017. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around denim (IPA \də.nim\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,017 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tissu utilisé pour confectionner les jeans.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for denim, with forms such as "ddenim", "deinm", and "denimm". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dim", "dent", "Deum", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is denim, spelled D-E-N-I-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tissu utilisé pour confectionner les jeans.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Prélavez le textile, qui tend à rétrécir au lavage, et prenez-en compte ce facteur au moment de votre achat : le retrait du denim peut être important.
  2. Vous trouverez également des gilets sans manches et parmi les accessoires d’adorables escarpins en denim.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddenim
  • deinm
  • denimm
  • denmi
  • dennim
  • dneim
  • ednim

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of denim - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddenim1deinm2denimm1denmi2dennim1dneim2ednim2
Edit distance from "denim"

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 "denim"?
"denim" is spelled D-E-N-I-M. The IPA pronunciation is \də.nim\.
What does "denim" mean?
As a noun, "denim" means: Tissu utilisé pour confectionner les jeans.
What words are commonly confused with "denim"?
"denim" is commonly confused with "dim", "dent", "Deum". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "denim"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "denim" is \də.nim\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "denim" come from?
"denim" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list