diluvien
\di.ly.vjɛ̃\
The verdict
“diluvien” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif aux inondations.
Corpus desk
Index FR-diluvien · diluvien · French
diluvien · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | diluvien |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \di.ly.vjɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « diluvien » en français
Rare enough to double-check
diluvien is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \di.ly.vjɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for diluvien, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is diluvien, spelled D-I-L-U-V-I-E-N.
Definition
- 1Relatif aux inondations.
- 2Qui ressemble au déluge par son abondance.
- 3Excessif, exubérant.
- 4Relatif au Déluge, commune française située dans le département de l’Oise.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how diluvien appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les éléments dominants de ses alluvions sont les silex dérivés de l'argile à silex, des nodules de phosphate de chaux, de quartz, et des fragments de grès: cette formation diluvienne a une extension considérable sur le territoire de Saint-Jean-aux-Bois, à l'est de la Petite-Picardie.
[…], Henri dégusta, quelques secondes, le spectacle désolant de ces ombres errantes et pataugeantes, semblables à des bêtes d’un autre âge, grouillant dans un décor diluvien.
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.