derniers

\dɛʁ.nje\

/\dɛʁ.nje\/ adj

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The verdict

“derniers” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #870. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#870
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de dernier.

Corpus desk

Index FR-derniers · derniers · French

derniers · rank #870 · 12 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #870
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH courant

Nearest frequency peer: courant (-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 « derniers »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « derniers » 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).

derniers vs derrière
63% similar
derniers vs derrières
67% similar
derniers vs denier
75% similar

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

Key facts for derniers
PropertyValue
Headwordderniers
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\dɛʁ.nje\
Letters8
Frequency rank#870
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « derniers »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).derniersse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « courant » (#869), « devait » (#871), « contraire » (#868). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « derniers » est au #870. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around derniers (IPA \dɛʁ.nje\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #870 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de dernier.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for derniers, with forms such as "dderniers", "denriers", and "deriners". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "derrière", "derrières", "denier", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is derniers, spelled D-E-R-N-I-E-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de dernier.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Éreintés par une rude journée de travail les derniers oiseaux se grouillaient pour rentrer chez eux.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dderniers
  • denriers
  • deriners
  • derneirs
  • dernierrs
  • dernierss
  • derniesr
  • dernires
  • dernniers
  • derrniers
  • dreniers
  • edrniers

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of derniers - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

dderniers1denriers2deriners2derneirs2dernierrs1dernierss1derniesr2dernires2
Edit distance from "derniers"

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 "derniers"?
"derniers" is spelled D-E-R-N-I-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is \dɛʁ.nje\.
What does "derniers" mean?
As an adjective, "derniers" means: Masculin pluriel de dernier.
What words are commonly confused with "derniers"?
"derniers" is commonly confused with "derrière", "derrières", "denier". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "derniers"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "derniers" is \dɛʁ.nje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "derniers" come from?
"derniers" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

entendre#872continue#867articles#864majorité#904

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

contraire12 variantsassemblée12 variantsdiscours12 variantspersonnel12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list