diffus

\di.fy\

/\di.fy\/ adj

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The verdict

“diffus” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #29,724. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,724
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui se répand dans tous les sens.

Corpus desk

Index FR-diffus · diffus · French

diffus · rank #29,724 · 7 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,724
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH desservie

Nearest frequency peer: desservie (-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 « diffus »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « diffus » 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).

diffus vs diffusé
86% similar
diffus vs diffuser
75% similar
diffus vs diffusée
75% similar

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

Key facts for diffus
PropertyValue
Headworddiffus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\di.fy\
Letters6
Frequency rank#29,724
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « diffus »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).diffusse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « desservie » (#29,723), « dirigera » (#29,725), « dentelles » (#29,722). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « diffus » est au #29,724. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around diffus (IPA \di.fy\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #29,724 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for diffus, with forms such as "ddiffus", "dfifus", and "diffsu". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "diffusé", "diffuser", "diffusée", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is diffus, spelled D-I-F-F-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui se répand dans tous les sens.
  2. 2
    Qui est renvoyé par réflexion irrégulière.
  3. 3
    Dont les ramifications, naissant de tous côtés, s’étalent horizontalement.
  4. 4
    Qualifie ce qui exprime la pensée avec trop d’abondance et sans ordre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Lumière diffuse, chaleur diffuse.
  2. La tige diffuse de la fumeterre.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddiffus
  • dfifus
  • diffsu
  • diffuss
  • difufs
  • difus
  • idffus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddiffus1dfifus2diffsu2diffuss1difufs2difus1idffus2
Edit distance from "diffus"

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 "diffus"?
"diffus" is spelled D-I-F-F-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \di.fy\.
What does "diffus" mean?
As an adjective, "diffus" means: Qui se répand dans tous les sens.
What words are commonly confused with "diffus"?
"diffus" is commonly confused with "diffusé", "diffuser", "diffusée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "diffus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "diffus" is \di.fy\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "diffus" come from?
"diffus" 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 "diffus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Drancy#29,731chenal#29,690essieu#29,763Estrie#29,764

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list