DLL
\de.ɛl.ɛl\
The verdict
“DLL” is uncommon French (frequency #62,202 among 5,307 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,202
- frequency rank, French
- 5,307
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fichier contenant une bibliothèque dynamique dans le système d’exploitation Windows (d’extension .dll dans la très grande majorité des cas).
Corpus desk
Index FR-dll · DLL · French
DLL · rank #62,202 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,202
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-0 0 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,307
- PHOTO-FINISH dispensant
Nearest frequency peer: dispensant (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « DLL »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- dirigeables
dirigeables
37,802 corpus weight
- discriminés
discriminés
37,801 corpus weight
- dispensant
dispensant
37,800 corpus weight
- DLL
DLL
37,799 corpus weight
- dormirais
dormirais
37,798 corpus weight
- dotent
dotent
37,797 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « DLL » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | DLL |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \de.ɛl.ɛl\ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #62,202 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « DLL » en français
Rare enough to double-check
DLL is uncommon French at frequency #62,202 among 5,307 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.ɛl.ɛl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fichier contenant une bibliothèque dynamique dans le système d’exploitation Windows (d’extension .dll dans la très grande majorité des cas).".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for DLL, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is DLL, spelled D-L-L.
Definition
- 1Fichier contenant une bibliothèque dynamique dans le système d’exploitation Windows (d’extension .dll dans la très grande majorité des cas).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how DLL appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les DLL ne sont pas uniquement des parties de Windows. Lorsque vous ajoutez de nouvelles applications au système, elles fournissent souvent leurs propres DLL.
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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