Dordogne

\dɔʁ.dɔɲ\

/\dɔʁ.dɔɲ\/ name

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The verdict

“Dordogne” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,771. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,771
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Département français de la région administrative Nouvelle-Aquitaine, qui porte le numéro 24.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dordogne · Dordogne · French

Dordogne · rank #13,771 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #13,771
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH donneront

Nearest frequency peer: donneront (-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 « Dordogne »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Dordogne » 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).

Dordogne vs doudoune
63% similar

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

Key facts for Dordogne
PropertyValue
HeadwordDordogne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\dɔʁ.dɔɲ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,771
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Dordogne »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Dordognese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « donneront » (#13,770), « dotation » (#13,772), « disposait » (#13,769). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « Dordogne » est au #13,771. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Dordogne (IPA \dɔʁ.dɔɲ\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #13,771 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dordogne, with forms such as "ddordogne", "dodrogne", and "dorddogne". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "doudoune", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Dordogne, spelled D-O-R-D-O-G-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Département français de la région administrative Nouvelle-Aquitaine, qui porte le numéro 24.
  2. 2
    Rivière ou fleuve ^([1]) prenant naissance au puy de Sancy dans la chaîne des monts Dore.
  3. 3
    Petit cours d’eau, affluent de la Canche, dans le département du Pas-de-Calais.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Notre-Dame de Boschaud est l’une des quatre abbayes cisterciennes de Dordogne.
  2. En Dordogne, près de 300 enfants étaient scolarisés en instruction en famille (IEF) en septembre 2021.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddordogne
  • dodrogne
  • dorddogne
  • dordgone
  • dordogen
  • dordoggne
  • dordognne
  • dordonge
  • dorodgne
  • dorrdogne
  • drodogne
  • odrdogne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dordogne - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddordogne1dodrogne2dorddogne1dordgone2dordogen2dordoggne1dordognne1dordonge2
Edit distance from "Dordogne"

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 "Dordogne"?
"Dordogne" is spelled D-O-R-D-O-G-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dɔʁ.dɔɲ\.
What does "Dordogne" mean?
As a proper noun, "Dordogne" means: Département français de la région administrative Nouvelle-Aquitaine, qui porte le numéro 24.
What words are commonly confused with "Dordogne"?
"Dordogne" is commonly confused with "doudoune". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Dordogne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dordogne" is \dɔʁ.dɔɲ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dordogne" come from?
"Dordogne" 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 "Dordogne", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dotation#13,772désirent#13,775cuisines#13,765faubourg#13,790

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

donneront12 variantsfeuilleton12 variantsgameplay12 variantsharceler12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list