duègne
\dɥɛɲ\
The verdict
“duègne” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gouvernante ou femme âgée chargée de veiller sur la conduite d’une jeune personne.
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Index FR-duegne · duègne · French
duègne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | duègne |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \dɥɛɲ\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
duègne is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dɥɛɲ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gouvernante ou femme âgée chargée de veiller sur la conduite d’une jeune personne.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for duègne, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is duègne, spelled D-U-È-G-N-E.
Definition
- 1Gouvernante ou femme âgée chargée de veiller sur la conduite d’une jeune personne.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how duègne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C'était d'abord la duègne Barbara qui grondait cet imbécile de Pierrot …
Dumay devenu féroce, […], madame Latournelle en duègne trompée, madame Dumay qui partagea les craintes de son mari, se firent alors les espions de Modeste.
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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.