du dimanche

\dy di.mɑ̃ʃ\

/\dy di.mɑ̃ʃ\/ adj

The verdict

“du dimanche” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Amateur, maladroit ou inexpérimenté.

Corpus desk

Index FR-du-dimanche · du dimanche · French

du dimanche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 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.

Key facts for du dimanche
PropertyValue
Headworddu dimanche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\dy di.mɑ̃ʃ\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « du dimanche » en français

du dimanchereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

du dimanche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \dy di.mɑ̃ʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Amateur, maladroit ou inexpérimenté.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for du dimanche, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is du dimanche, spelled D-U- -D-I-M-A-N-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Amateur, maladroit ou inexpérimenté.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bien qu’en n’ayant jamais possédé de voiture avant ce jour, il m’était arrivé d’en louer pour des excursions dans des régions qui n’étaient pas desservies par les transports en commun. J’étais donc littéralement un « chauffeur du dimanche » …
  2. Jed s’était peu à peu laissé glisser, au cours de ces dernières années, en dehors du statut d’artiste professionnel. Il s’était peu à peu, aux yeux du monde et même dans une certaine mesure à ses propres yeux, transformé en peintre du dimanche.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "du dimanche"?
"du dimanche" is spelled D-U- -D-I-M-A-N-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dy di.mɑ̃ʃ\.
What does "du dimanche" mean?
As an adjective, "du dimanche" means: Amateur, maladroit ou inexpérimenté.
How do you pronounce "du dimanche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "du dimanche" is \dy di.mɑ̃ʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "du dimanche" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list