deuil

\dœj\

/\dœj\/ noun

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The verdict

“deuil” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,652. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,652
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Affliction, douleur qu’on éprouve lors du décès de quelqu’un, ou suite à une autre perte importante.

Corpus desk

Index FR-deuil · deuil · French

deuil · rank #5,652 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,652
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH créatures

Nearest frequency peer: créatures (-2 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 « deuil »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « deuil » 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).

deuil vs deux
60% similar
deuil vs duel
60% similar
deuil vs deus
60% similar

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

Key facts for deuil
PropertyValue
Headworddeuil
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dœj\
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,652
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « deuil »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).deuilse 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 « créatures » (#5,650), « dépendance » (#5,654), « cri » (#5,649). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « deuil » est au #5,652. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around deuil (IPA \dœj\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,652 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for deuil, with forms such as "ddeuil", "deiul", and "deuill". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "deux", "duel", "deus", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 deuil, spelled D-E-U-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Affliction, douleur qu’on éprouve lors du décès de quelqu’un, ou suite à une autre perte importante.
  2. 2
    Grande tristesse causée par une chose funeste, déplorable.
  3. 3
    Code vestimentaire qui caractérise la tristesse à l’occasion de la mort.
  4. 4
    Décorum funéraire, marque extérieure de la douleur réglée par l’usage.
  5. 5
    Temps pendant lequel se porte le deuil.
  6. 6
    Cortège des parents qui assistent aux funérailles de quelqu’un.
  7. 7
    Aspect triste de la nature pendant la mauvaise saison.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Suis-je heureux ? Oui ; je n’ai ni deuil, ni regrets, ni désir compliqué ; donc, je suis heureux.
  2. Ici bas, quand le deuil fond sur nous, nous ne pouvons hélas! que nous arrêter un instant pour pleurer. Il nous faut très vite nous remettre en marche.

This word in other languages

mourning(English)luto(Español)Trauer(Deutsch)luto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddeuil
  • deiul
  • deuill
  • deuli
  • dueil
  • eduil

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddeuil1deiul2deuill1deuli2dueil2eduil2
Edit distance from "deuil"

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 "deuil"?
"deuil" is spelled D-E-U-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is \dœj\.
What does "deuil" mean?
As a noun, "deuil" means: Affliction, douleur qu’on éprouve lors du décès de quelqu’un, ou suite à une autre perte importante.
What words are commonly confused with "deuil"?
"deuil" is commonly confused with "deux", "duel", "deus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "deuil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deuil" is \dœj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "deuil" come from?
"deuil" 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 "deuil", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

fusil#5,661bêtes#5,638bâton#5,637Jacob#5,669

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Laura6 variantsback6 variantsMiami6 variantsveuve6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list