dimanche

\di.mɑ̃ʃ\

/\di.mɑ̃ʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“dimanche” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #768. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#768
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Septième ^([1]) jour de la semaine. Suit le samedi et précède le lundi.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dimanche · dimanche · French

dimanche · rank #768 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #768
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH différentes

Nearest frequency peer: différentes (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « dimanche »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « dimanche » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dimanche vs dimanches
89% similar
dimanche vs démarche
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for dimanche
PropertyValue
Headworddimanche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\di.mɑ̃ʃ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#768
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « dimanche »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).dimanchese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « différentes » (#767), « départ » (#769), « commission » (#766). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « dimanche » est au #768. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around dimanche (IPA \di.mɑ̃ʃ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #768 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for dimanche, with forms such as "ddimanche", "diamnche", and "dimacnhe". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "dimanches", "démarche", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 dimanche, spelled D-I-M-A-N-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Septième ^([1]) jour de la semaine. Suit le samedi et précède le lundi.
  2. 2
    Ce jour en tant que jour saint de la semaine.
  3. 3
    Ce jour comme seul jour de la semaine où l’on peut profiter d’un privilège, d’un plaisir particulier.
  4. 4
    Ce jour comme jour de repos ou de congé de la semaine.
  5. 5
    Somme d’argent que l’on donne généralement à un enfant le dimanche.
  6. 6
    Défaut ou absence d’application de peinture, de goudron, par exemple sur une coque de navire.
  7. 7
    Vêtements portés le dimanche.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le Comité des fêtes organise un grand méchoui dimanche 31 juillet à partir de 12 h, place de l’église à Authon.
  2. De nouveau il crachinait. Le printemps du dimanche n’avait été qu’un faux-semblant et l’aube du lundi avait ramené les nuages.

This word in other languages

Sunday(English)domingo(Español)Sonntag(Deutsch)domingo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddimanche
  • diamnche
  • dimacnhe
  • dimancche
  • dimanceh
  • dimanchhe
  • dimanhce
  • dimannche
  • dimmanche
  • dimnache
  • dmianche
  • idmanche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dimanche - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddimanche1diamnche2dimacnhe2dimancche1dimanceh2dimanchhe1dimanhce2dimannche1
Edit distance from "dimanche"

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 "dimanche"?
"dimanche" is spelled D-I-M-A-N-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \di.mɑ̃ʃ\.
What does "dimanche" mean?
As a noun, "dimanche" means: Septième ^([1]) jour de la semaine. Suit le samedi et précède le lundi.
What words are commonly confused with "dimanche"?
"dimanche" is commonly confused with "dimanches", "démarche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dimanche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dimanche" is \di.mɑ̃ʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dimanche" come from?
"dimanche" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

fonction12 variantsactivité12 variantsprésent12 variantsarticles12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list