dossard

\do.saʁ\

/\do.saʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“dossard” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #38,756. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,756
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Morceau de tissu que portent les participants d'une compétition sportive par-dessus leur tenue, sur lequel est inscrit dans le dos, et souvent sur la poitrine, leur numéro d'ordre ou d'identification.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dossard · dossard · French

dossard · rank #38,756 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,756
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH donnerez

Nearest frequency peer: donnerez (-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 « dossard »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « dossard » 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
Key facts for dossard
PropertyValue
Headworddossard
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\do.saʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#38,756
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « dossard »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).dossardse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « donnerez » (#38,755), « dockers » (#38,754), « drainer » (#38,758). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « dossard » est au #38,756. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around dossard (IPA \do.saʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,756 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Morceau de tissu que portent les participants d'une compétition sportive par-dessus leur tenue, sur lequel est inscrit dans le dos, et souvent sur la poitrine, leur numéro d'ordre ou d'identification.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for dossard, with forms such as "ddossard", "dosard", and "dosasrd". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is dossard, spelled D-O-S-S-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Morceau de tissu que portent les participants d'une compétition sportive par-dessus leur tenue, sur lequel est inscrit dans le dos, et souvent sur la poitrine, leur numéro d'ordre ou d'identification.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Liane rajusta son dossard de coton, qui portait le numéro 9.
  2. La date a été fixée au 30 août. La remise des dossards et brassards aura lieu à 4 heures du matin sur la place du Capitole, café de la paix

This word in other languages

bib(English)dorsal(Español)Startnummer(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddossard
  • dosard
  • dosasrd
  • dossadr
  • dossardd
  • dossarrd
  • dossrad
  • dsosard
  • odssard

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dossard - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddossard1dosard1dosasrd2dossadr2dossardd1dossarrd1dossrad2dsosard2
Edit distance from "dossard"

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 "dossard"?
"dossard" is spelled D-O-S-S-A-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is \do.saʁ\.
What does "dossard" mean?
As a noun, "dossard" means: Morceau de tissu que portent les participants d'une compétition sportive par-dessus leur tenue, sur lequel est inscrit dans le dos, et souvent sur la poitrine, leur numéro d'ordre ou d'identification.
What are common misspellings of "dossard"?
Common misspellings include "ddossard", "dosard", "dosasrd", "dossadr", "dossardd". The correct spelling is "dossard".
How do you pronounce "dossard"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dossard" is \do.saʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dossard" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dossard", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dockers#38,754drainer#38,758delgado#38,743déraper#38,772

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

dramas9 variantscresson9 variantscorbin9 variantsenfler9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list