deux
\dø\
The verdict
“deux” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #71. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #71
- frequency rank, French
- 5,307
- “D” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Un plus un.
Corpus desk
Index FR-deux · deux · French
deux · rank #71 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #71
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,307
- PHOTO-FINISH peut
Nearest frequency peer: peut (-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 “deux”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- lui
lui
99,933 corpus weight
- aussi
aussi
99,932 corpus weight
- peut
peut
99,931 corpus weight
- deux
deux
99,930 corpus weight
- leur
leur
99,929 corpus weight
- moi
moi
99,928 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “deux” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | deux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \dø\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #71 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “deux” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around deux (IPA \dø\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #71 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for deux, with forms such as "ddeux", "deuxx", and "dexu". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "du", "dix", "dur", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is deux, spelled D-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Un plus un.
- 2Un plus un.
- 3Un plus un.
- 4Un plus un.
- 5Deuxième, second.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how deux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La ploutocratie chilienne s’était appuyée sur deux forces : les milieux réactionnaires de la Marine et les intérêts impérialistes britanniques.
Les deux routiers sont attablés, occupés à exterminer en silence un plateau de fromages et les deux kils de rouge qui vont avec.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddeux
- deuxx
- dexu
- duex
- edux
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of deux - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 September 2, 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 "deux", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
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.