diligent
\di.li.ʒɑ̃\
The verdict
“diligent” is an uncommon French word, ranked #69,750 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #69,750
- frequency rank, French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui est prompt dans l’exécution d’une chose.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | diligent |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \di.li.ʒɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #69,750 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “diligent” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for diligent is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \di.li.ʒɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #69,750 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for diligent in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is diligent, spelled D-I-L-I-G-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Qui est prompt dans l’exécution d’une chose.
- 2Qui est soigneux dans ce qu’il a à faire.
- 3Relatif à Stukely-Sud, municipalité de village québécoise.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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 “diligent”
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-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \di.li.ʒɑ̃\ (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.