dinh

\diɲ˦\

/\diɲ˦\/ noun

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The verdict

“dinh” is uncommon French (frequency #55,198 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,198
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Résidence (d'un grand mandarin).

Key facts for dinh
PropertyValue
Headworddinh
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\diɲ˦\
Letters4
Frequency rank#55,198
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dinh” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). dinh lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dinh is uncommon French at frequency #55,198 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \diɲ˦\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dinh, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 dinh, spelled D-I-N-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Résidence (d'un grand mandarin).
  2. 2
    Camp militaire.

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 "dinh"?
"dinh" is spelled D-I-N-H. The IPA pronunciation is \diɲ˦\.
What does "dinh" mean?
As a noun, "dinh" means: Résidence (d'un grand mandarin).
How do you pronounce "dinh"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dinh" is \diɲ˦\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dinh" come from?
"dinh" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “dinh”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-I-N-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \diɲ˦\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list