dinguer
\dɛ̃.ɡe\
The verdict
“dinguer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tomber brutalement, projeter au loin.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dinguer · dinguer · French
dinguer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | dinguer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \dɛ̃.ɡe\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
dinguer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \dɛ̃.ɡe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tomber brutalement, projeter au loin.".
dinguer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is dinguer, spelled D-I-N-G-U-E-R.
Definition
- 1Tomber brutalement, projeter au loin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dinguer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— En jurant, j’envoyai dinguer le slip.
Ce qui lui a déjà valu, entre autres mésaventures, de tomber plusieurs fois de son lit et de s’estropier dans la cuisine, pendant que sa tête allait dinguer contre le compteur électrique.
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.