dump

\dœmp\

/\dœmp\/ noun

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The verdict

“dump” is uncommon French (frequency #70,553 among 5,307 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,553
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cliché mémoire, vidage de mémoire, copie du contenu d’une mémoire sur un autre support.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dump · dump · French

dump · rank #70,553 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,553
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dumesnil

Nearest frequency peer: Dumesnil (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « dump »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « dump » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dump
PropertyValue
Headworddump
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dœmp\
Letters4
Frequency rank#70,553
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « dump » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).dumptombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Dumesnil » (#70,552), « Duris » (#70,554), « dubitative » (#70,551). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « dump » est au #70,553. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dump is uncommon French at frequency #70,553 among 5,307 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \dœmp\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for dump in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is dump, spelled D-U-M-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cliché mémoire, vidage de mémoire, copie du contenu d’une mémoire sur un autre support.
  2. 2
    Opération de création de cette sauvegarde d’une base de données.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Il est préférable de faire un "dump" de toutes les bases et de le sauvegarder.

Synonyms

archivesauvegarde

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 "dump"?
"dump" is spelled D-U-M-P. The IPA pronunciation is \dœmp\.
What does "dump" mean?
As a noun, "dump" means: Cliché mémoire, vidage de mémoire, copie du contenu d’une mémoire sur un autre support.
How do you pronounce "dump"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dump" is \dœmp\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dump" come from?
"dump" 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 "dump", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Díaz#70,584famé#70,631fett#70,644fuie#70,664

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list