dungeon

\ˈdʌn.dʒən\

/\ˈdʌn.dʒən\/ noun

The verdict

“dungeon” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #49,034. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,034
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cachot, oubliette, prison dans le sous-sol d’un château.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dungeon · dungeon · French

dungeon · rank #49,034 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,034
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH drunk

Nearest frequency peer: drunk (-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 « dungeon »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « dungeon » 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
Key facts for dungeon
PropertyValue
Headworddungeon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈdʌn.dʒən\
Letters7
Frequency rank#49,034
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « dungeon »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).dungeonse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « drunk » (#49,033), « dromadaire » (#49,032), « dyslexie » (#49,036). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « dungeon » est au #49,034. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around dungeon (IPA \ˈdʌn.dʒən\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,034 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for dungeon, with forms such as "ddungeon", "dnugeon", and "dugneon". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 dungeon, spelled D-U-N-G-E-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cachot, oubliette, prison dans le sous-sol d’un château.
  2. 2
    Dans les jeux de rôle, et en particulier dans Donjons & Dragons, désigne un lieu clos, souvent des cavernes ou un château, qu’un groupe d’aventuriers doit explorer. En français, on utilise le faux-ami « donjon ».

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddungeon
  • dnugeon
  • dugneon
  • dunegon
  • dungeno
  • dungeonn
  • dunggeon
  • dungoen
  • dunngeon
  • udngeon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddungeon1dnugeon2dugneon2dunegon2dungeno2dungeonn1dunggeon1dungoen2
Edit distance from "dungeon"

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 "dungeon"?
"dungeon" is spelled D-U-N-G-E-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈdʌn.dʒən\.
What does "dungeon" mean?
As a noun, "dungeon" means: Cachot, oubliette, prison dans le sous-sol d’un château.
What are common misspellings of "dungeon"?
Common misspellings include "ddungeon", "dnugeon", "dugneon", "dunegon", "dungeno". The correct spelling is "dungeon".
How do you pronounce "dungeon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dungeon" is \ˈdʌn.dʒən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dungeon" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dungeon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list