dünn

\ˈdʏn\

/\ˈdʏn\/ adj

The verdict

“dünn” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mince, fin, maigre, maigrelet, ténu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dunn · dünn · French

dünn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • 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 dünn
PropertyValue
Headworddünn
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈdʏn\
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « dünn » en français

dünnreste 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

dünn is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈdʏn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mince, fin, maigre, maigrelet, ténu.".

No misspelling variants are generated for dünn in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is dünn, spelled D-Ü-N-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mince, fin, maigre, maigrelet, ténu.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Eine robuste Katzenangel sollte aus einem massiven Holzstab bestehen, empfiehlt Hollain. „Dünne Plastikstäbe können schnell nachgeben und beim Spielen brechen. (...)”
  2. Für Kürbissuppe eignet sich der Hokkaido besonders gut wegen seines milden, nussigen Geschmacks. Zudem hat er eine dünne, essbare Schale.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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 "dünn"?
"dünn" is spelled D-Ü-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈdʏn\.
What does "dünn" mean?
As an adjective, "dünn" means: Mince, fin, maigre, maigrelet, ténu.
How do you pronounce "dünn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dünn" is \ˈdʏn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dünn" come from?
"dünn" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list