denn

\dɛn\

/\dɛn\/ conj

The verdict

“denn” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a conjunction. 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) - Car.

Corpus desk

Index FR-denn · denn · French

denn · 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 denn
PropertyValue
Headworddenn
LanguageFrench
Part of speechConjunction
IPA\dɛn\
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « denn » en français

dennreste 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

denn is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aconjunction, transcribed \dɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for denn in our index, 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 nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is denn, spelled D-E-N-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Car.
  2. 2
    Que.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich glaube ihr nicht, denn sie lügt oft.
  2. Wer es tut, wird es kaum zugeben. Denn Popeln schickt sich nicht. Doch was spricht jenseits schlechter Manieren eigentlich dagegen, die Nase mit dem Finger von ihren Sekreten zu befreien?

Synonyms

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 "denn"?
"denn" is spelled D-E-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is \dɛn\.
What does "denn" mean?
As a conjunction, "denn" means: Car.
How do you pronounce "denn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "denn" is \dɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "denn" come from?
"denn" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list