diplômé

\di.plo.me\

/\di.plo.me\/ adj

The verdict

“diplômé” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,811. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,811
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui a obtenu un diplôme.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

diplômé vs diplômés
88% similar
diplômé vs diplômée
88% similar
diplômé vs diplômées
78% similar

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

Key facts for diplômé
PropertyValue
Headworddiplômé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\di.plo.me\
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,811
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “diplômé” 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). diplômé lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around diplômé (IPA \di.plo.me\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,811 among 404,891 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui a obtenu un diplôme.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for diplômé, with forms such as "ddiplômé", "dilpômé", and "dipllômé". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "diplômés", "diplômée", "diplômées", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is diplômé, spelled D-I-P-L-Ô-M-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui a obtenu un diplôme.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddiplômé
  • dilpômé
  • dipllômé
  • diplmôé
  • diplome
  • diplômmé
  • diplôém
  • dipplômé
  • dipôlmé
  • dpilômé
  • idplômé

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of diplômé - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddiplômé1dilpômé2dipllômé1diplmôé2diplome2diplômmé1diplôém2dipplômé1
Edit distance from "diplômé"

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 "diplômé"?
"diplômé" is spelled D-I-P-L-Ô-M-É. The IPA pronunciation is \di.plo.me\.
What does "diplômé" mean?
As an adjective, "diplômé" means: Qui a obtenu un diplôme.
What words are commonly confused with "diplômé"?
"diplômé" is commonly confused with "diplômés", "diplômée", "diplômées". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "diplômé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "diplômé" is \di.plo.me\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "diplômé" come from?
"diplômé" 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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Using “diplômé”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is D-I-P-L-Ô-M-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \di.plo.me\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “diplômés” - see the side-by-side comparison. diplômé vs diplômés
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list