donf

\dɔ̃f\

/\dɔ̃f\/ noun

The verdict

“donf” is uncommon French (frequency #59,956 among 5,307 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,956
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Utilisé dans la locution à donf.

Corpus desk

Index FR-donf · donf · French

donf · rank #59,956 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,956
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH dodu

Nearest frequency peer: dodu (-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 « donf »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « donf » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for donf
PropertyValue
Headworddonf
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dɔ̃f\
Letters4
Frequency rank#59,956
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « donf » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).donftombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « dodu » (#59,955), « doubleur » (#59,957), « dov » (#59,958). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « donf » est au #59,956. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

donf is uncommon French at frequency #59,956 among 5,307 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \dɔ̃f\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Utilisé dans la locution à donf.".

donf has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is donf, spelled D-O-N-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Utilisé dans la locution à donf.

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 "donf"?
"donf" is spelled D-O-N-F. The IPA pronunciation is \dɔ̃f\.
What does "donf" mean?
As a noun, "donf" means: Utilisé dans la locution à donf.
How do you pronounce "donf"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "donf" is \dɔ̃f\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "donf" come from?
"donf" 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 "donf", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list