deuxième doigt

\dø.zjɛm dwa\

/\dø.zjɛm dwa\/ noun

The verdict

“deuxième doigt” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Index (doigt).

Corpus desk

Index FR-deuxieme-doigt · deuxième doigt · French

deuxième doigt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • 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 deuxième doigt
PropertyValue
Headworddeuxième doigt
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dø.zjɛm dwa\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « deuxième doigt » en français

deuxième doigtreste 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

deuxième doigt is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dø.zjɛm dwa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Index (doigt).".

No misspelling variants are generated for deuxième doigt in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is deuxième doigt, spelled D-E-U-X-I-È-M-E- -D-O-I-G-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Index (doigt).

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 "deuxième doigt"?
"deuxième doigt" is spelled D-E-U-X-I-È-M-E- -D-O-I-G-T. The IPA pronunciation is \dø.zjɛm dwa\.
What does "deuxième doigt" mean?
As a noun, "deuxième doigt" means: Index (doigt).
How do you pronounce "deuxième doigt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deuxième doigt" is \dø.zjɛm dwa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "deuxième doigt" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list