diminished
\dɪˈmɪnɪʃt\
The verdict
“diminished” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prétérit du verbe diminish.
Corpus desk
Index FR-diminished · diminished · French
diminished · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | diminished |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \dɪˈmɪnɪʃt\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « diminished » en français
Rare enough to double-check
diminished is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \dɪˈmɪnɪʃt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for diminished in our index, 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 headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is diminished, spelled D-I-M-I-N-I-S-H-E-D.
Definition
- 1Prétérit du verbe diminish.
- 2Participe passé du verbe diminish.
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.