dodeliner
\dɔd.li.ne\
The verdict
“dodeliner” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se balancer doucement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dodeliner · dodeliner · French
dodeliner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dodeliner |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \dɔd.li.ne\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « dodeliner » en français
Rare enough to double-check
dodeliner is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \dɔd.li.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dodeliner, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is dodeliner, spelled D-O-D-E-L-I-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Se balancer doucement.
- 2Balancer doucement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dodeliner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dodeliner du corps, de la tête.
— Venez, cher ami, dit-il à Sainte-Austreberthe, et écoutons religieusement ; si vous pouvez dodeliner de la tête ou prendre l’air de douce béatitude d’un abonné du Conservatoire, cela fera très bien dans le pays.
This word in other languages
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.