diligences

\di.li.ʒɑ̃s\

/\di.li.ʒɑ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

“diligences” is uncommon French (frequency #50,166 among 5,307 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,166
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de diligence.

Corpus desk

Index FR-diligences · diligences · French

diligences · rank #50,166 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,166
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH dien

Nearest frequency peer: dien (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « diligences »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « diligences » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for diligences
PropertyValue
Headworddiligences
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\di.li.ʒɑ̃s\
Letters10
Frequency rank#50,166
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « diligences » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.diligencestombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « dien » (#50,165), « disparaissant » (#50,167), « Didon » (#50,164). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « diligences » est au #50,166. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

diligences is uncommon French at frequency #50,166 among 5,307 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \di.li.ʒɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de diligence.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for diligences, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is diligences, spelled D-I-L-I-G-E-N-C-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de diligence.

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 "diligences"?
"diligences" is spelled D-I-L-I-G-E-N-C-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \di.li.ʒɑ̃s\.
What does "diligences" mean?
As a noun, "diligences" means: Pluriel de diligence.
How do you pronounce "diligences"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "diligences" is \di.li.ʒɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "diligences" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "diligences", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dissuasive#50,168encaissent#50,197conspiracy#50,133engouffrer#50,199

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list