Dufresne

\dy.fʁɛn\

/\dy.fʁɛn\/ name

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The verdict

“Dufresne” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,136. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,136
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de famille.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dufresne · Dufresne · French

Dufresne · rank #30,136 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,136
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH démêlés

Nearest frequency peer: démêlés (+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 « Dufresne »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Dufresne » 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).

Dufresne vs Duquesne
75% similar
Dufresne vs Duchesne
75% similar

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

Key facts for Dufresne
PropertyValue
HeadwordDufresne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\dy.fʁɛn\
Letters8
Frequency rank#30,136
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Dufresne »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Dufresnese 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 « démêlés » (#30,137), « dude » (#30,134), « dérangeait » (#30,138). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « Dufresne » est au #30,136. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Dufresne (IPA \dy.fʁɛn\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #30,136 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nom de famille.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dufresne, with forms such as "ddufresne", "dfuresne", and "dufersne". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Duquesne", "Duchesne", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Dufresne, spelled D-U-F-R-E-S-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Gabriel Dufresne a obtenu le meilleur résultat de sa carrière en solo en terminant en 10ᵉ place, vendredi, à Tremblant.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddufresne
  • dfuresne
  • dufersne
  • duffresne
  • dufrense
  • dufresen
  • dufresnne
  • dufressne
  • dufrresne
  • dufrsene
  • durfesne
  • udfresne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dufresne - 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.

ddufresne1dfuresne2dufersne2duffresne1dufrense2dufresen2dufresnne1dufressne1
Edit distance from "Dufresne"

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 "Dufresne"?
"Dufresne" is spelled D-U-F-R-E-S-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dy.fʁɛn\.
What does "Dufresne" mean?
As a proper noun, "Dufresne" means: Nom de famille.
What words are commonly confused with "Dufresne"?
"Dufresne" is commonly confused with "Duquesne", "Duchesne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Dufresne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dufresne" is \dy.fʁɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dufresne" come from?
"Dufresne" 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 "Dufresne", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

doudoune#30,133effacent#30,140divisant#30,128emménage#30,144

Similar misspelling depth

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

donnerons12 variantsembrassée12 variantscreusant12 variantscontinus12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list