doof
\doːf\
The verdict
“doof” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bête.
Corpus desk
Index FR-doof · doof · French
doof · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | doof |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \doːf\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « doof » en français
Rare enough to double-check
doof is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \doːf\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bête.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for doof, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is doof, spelled D-O-O-F.
Definition
- 1Bête.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how doof appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Du bist doof!
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.