diluvienne

\di.ly.vjɛn\

/\di.ly.vjɛn\/ adj

The verdict

“diluvienne” is uncommon French (frequency #92,623 among 5,307 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,623
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin singulier de diluvien.

Corpus desk

Index FR-diluvienne · diluvienne · French

diluvienne · rank #92,623 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,623
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH dilapide

Nearest frequency peer: dilapide (-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 « diluvienne »

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 « diluvienne » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for diluvienne
PropertyValue
Headworddiluvienne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\di.ly.vjɛn\
Letters10
Frequency rank#92,623
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « diluvienne » en français

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « dilapide » (#92,622), « dimensionnelles » (#92,624), « DHA » (#92,621). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « diluvienne » est au #92,623. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

diluvienne is uncommon French at frequency #92,623 among 5,307 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \di.ly.vjɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Féminin singulier de diluvien.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for diluvienne, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is diluvienne, spelled D-I-L-U-V-I-E-N-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de diluvien.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Lorsque Dave Gallaher, l’un des quatre sélectionneurs des All Blacks, arrive sous la pluie diluvienne de Wellington le 15 mai 1910, ses trois partenaires co-sélectionneurs, Meredith de Wellington, Wilson de Christchurch et Harris de Dunedin, ont déjà sous les yeux une liste de quatre-vingt-quatre gars qui sont proposés par les seize associations de rugby…

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 "diluvienne"?
"diluvienne" is spelled D-I-L-U-V-I-E-N-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \di.ly.vjɛn\.
What does "diluvienne" mean?
As an adjective, "diluvienne" means: Féminin singulier de diluvien.
How do you pronounce "diluvienne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "diluvienne" is \di.ly.vjɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "diluvienne" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list