diriges
\di.ʁiʒ\
The verdict
“diriges” is uncommon French (frequency #80,118 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,118
- frequency rank, French
- 404,891
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de diriger.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | diriges |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \di.ʁiʒ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #80,118 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “diriges” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
diriges is uncommon French at frequency #80,118 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \di.ʁiʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for diriges in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is diriges, spelled D-I-R-I-G-E-S.
Definition
- 1Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de diriger.
- 2Deuxième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de diriger.
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.
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Using “diriges”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-I-R-I-G-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \di.ʁiʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.