duiden

verb

The verdict

“duiden” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Interpréter, expliquer, commenter.

Corpus desk

Index FR-duiden · duiden · French

duiden · 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.

Key facts for duiden
PropertyValue
Headwordduiden
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « duiden » en français

duidenreste 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

duiden is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

duiden doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is duiden, spelled D-U-I-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Interpréter, expliquer, commenter.
  2. 2
    Montrer, indiquer.
  3. 3
    Suggérer.
  4. 4
    Faire allusion à.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. dit geluid duidt op een mankement : ce bruit révèle un dysfonctionnement.
  2. erop duiden dat : faire présumer, faire présager que.

Synonyms

interpreterenverklarenuitleggenverklarenvertolkenaanduidenbedoelenaanwijzenwijzenopperensuggererenzinspelen

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 "duiden"?
"duiden" is spelled D-U-I-D-E-N.
What does "duiden" mean?
As a verb, "duiden" means: Interpréter, expliquer, commenter.
What language does "duiden" come from?
"duiden" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list