diligence
\di.li.ʒɑ̃s\
The verdict
“diligence” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #19,807 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #19,807
- frequency rank, French
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Promptitude d’action.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | diligence |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \di.li.ʒɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #19,807 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “diligence” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for diligence is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \di.li.ʒɑ̃s\. Corpus data places it at rank #19,807 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for diligence, with forms such as "ddiligence", "diilgence", and "dilgience". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is diligence, spelled D-I-L-I-G-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Promptitude d’action.
- 2Degré d'attention dont les gens en général font preuve à l’égard de leurs propres préoccupations.
- 3Poursuite, requête, surtout en termes de procédure.
- 4Soin vigilant ; recherche exacte.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddiligence,diilgence,dilgience,diliegnce,diligecne,diligencce,diligenec,diligennce,diliggence,dilignece,dilligence,dliigence,idligence
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of diligence - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “diligence”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-I-L-I-G-E-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \di.li.ʒɑ̃s\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.