dugong
\dy.ɡɔ̃\
The verdict
“dugong” 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) - Mammifère marin au corps fuselé et à queue échancrée, qui appartient à l’ordre des siréniens avec les lamantins.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dugong · dugong · French
dugong · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | dugong |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \dy.ɡɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « dugong » en français
Rare enough to double-check
dugong is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dy.ɡɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mammifère marin au corps fuselé et à queue échancrée, qui appartient à l’ordre des siréniens avec les lamantins.".
dugong has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is dugong, spelled D-U-G-O-N-G.
Definition
- 1Mammifère marin au corps fuselé et à queue échancrée, qui appartient à l’ordre des siréniens avec les lamantins.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dugong appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— Est-ce que ce dugong est dangereux à attaquer ? demandai-je malgré le haussement d’épaule du Canadien.
D’après les indigènes, un poisson qu’ils appellent mammba, a des mamelles qui donnent du lait ; c’est probablement un dugong.
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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.