disque dur

\dis.kə dyʁ\

/\dis.kə dyʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“disque dur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Périphérique fermé de stockage magnétique principal d’un ordinateur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-disque-dur · disque dur · French

disque dur · 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.

Key facts for disque dur
PropertyValue
Headworddisque dur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dis.kə dyʁ\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “disque dur” se place dans la fréquence du français

disque durreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

disque dur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dis.kə dyʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Périphérique fermé de stockage magnétique principal d’un ordinateur.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for disque dur, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is disque dur, spelled D-I-S-Q-U-E- -D-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Périphérique fermé de stockage magnétique principal d’un ordinateur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how disque dur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Tous les abonnés internet ont une boîte aux lettres à leur nom. Une boîte aux lettres électronique n'a pas la forme d'une boîte et elle n'est pas en métal : il s'agit d'un emplacement sur le disque dur d'un ordinateur, réservé au propriétaire de la boîte.
  2. Suite à un plantage de l'ordinateur ou à l'infection du système par un virus, il se peut que votre disque dur principal ne soit plus bootable.

This word in other languages

disco duro(Español)Festplatte(Deutsch)disco rígido(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "disque dur"?
"disque dur" is spelled D-I-S-Q-U-E- -D-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \dis.kə dyʁ\.
What does "disque dur" mean?
As a noun, "disque dur" means: Périphérique fermé de stockage magnétique principal d’un ordinateur.
How do you pronounce "disque dur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "disque dur" is \dis.kə dyʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "disque dur" come from?
"disque dur" 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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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