diurne

\djyʁn\

/\djyʁn\/ adj

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The verdict

“diurne” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #34,063. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,063
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui dure vingt-quatre heures.

Corpus desk

Index FR-diurne · diurne · French

diurne · rank #34,063 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,063
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH dislocation

Nearest frequency peer: dislocation (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « diurne »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « diurne » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

diurne vs dure
67% similar
diurne vs durée
67% similar
diurne vs divine
67% similar

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

Key facts for diurne
PropertyValue
Headworddiurne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\djyʁn\
Letters6
Frequency rank#34,063
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « diurne »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).diurnese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « dislocation » (#34,062), « DSI » (#34,064), « discographie » (#34,061). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « diurne » est au #34,063. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around diurne (IPA \djyʁn\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #34,063 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for diurne, with forms such as "ddiurne", "dirune", and "diunre". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "dure", "durée", "divine", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is diurne, spelled D-I-U-R-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui dure vingt-quatre heures.
  2. 2
    Par opposition à nocturne. Qui a lieu, qui se manifeste pendant les heures où le Soleil éclaire la Terre.
  3. 3
    Dont la période d'activité se situe entre le lever et le coucher du Soleil.
  4. 4
    Dont les accès se produisent pendant la journée.
  5. 5
    Actes diurnes : Synonyme dactes diurnaux. Voir l'adjectif diurnal.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mouvement diurne. Mouvement apparent, accompli, en vingt-quatre heures, par les étoiles autour de la Terre.
  2. Le mouvement diurne de la Terre, sa rotation autour de son axe.

Synonyms

de jour

Antonyms

nocturne

This word in other languages

daily(English)tagaktiv(Deutsch)diurno(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddiurne
  • dirune
  • diunre
  • diuren
  • diurnne
  • diurrne
  • duirne
  • idurne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of diurne - 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.

ddiurne1dirune2diunre2diuren2diurnne1diurrne1duirne2idurne2
Edit distance from "diurne"

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 "diurne"?
"diurne" is spelled D-I-U-R-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \djyʁn\.
What does "diurne" mean?
As an adjective, "diurne" means: Qui dure vingt-quatre heures.
What words are commonly confused with "diurne"?
"diurne" is commonly confused with "dure", "durée", "divine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "diurne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "diurne" is \djyʁn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "diurne" come from?
"diurne" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "diurne", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

durcit#34,066digère#34,059denier#34,056dattes#34,053

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

dégel8 variantsenough8 variantsEverett8 variantsferrare8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list