Duplessis

\dy.plɛ.si\

/\dy.plɛ.si\/ name

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The verdict

“Duplessis” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,839. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,839
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de famille.

Corpus desk

Index FR-duplessis · Duplessis · French

Duplessis · rank #23,839 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,839
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH DP

Nearest frequency peer: DP (-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 « Duplessis »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Duplessis » 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 Duplessis
PropertyValue
HeadwordDuplessis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\dy.plɛ.si\
Letters9
Frequency rank#23,839
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Duplessis »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Duplessisse 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 « DP » (#23,838), « duras » (#23,840), « Djokovic » (#23,837). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « Duplessis » est au #23,839. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Duplessis (IPA \dy.plɛ.si\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #23,839 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nom de famille.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Duplessis, with forms such as "dduplessis", "dpulessis", and "dulpessis". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Duplessis, spelled D-U-P-L-E-S-S-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Cette érosion des droits du Québec fut poursuivie sous la bannière libérale de Louis St-Laurent et c’est hélas à l’Union nationale de Maurice Duplessis que le Québec doit d’avoir réussi à limiter les dégâts.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dduplessis
  • dpulessis
  • dulpessis
  • dupelssis
  • duplesis
  • duplesiss
  • duplessiss
  • duplesssi
  • dupllessis
  • duplsesis
  • dupplessis
  • udplessis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Duplessis - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

dduplessis1dpulessis2dulpessis2dupelssis2duplesis1duplesiss2duplessiss1duplesssi2
Edit distance from "Duplessis"

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 "Duplessis"?
"Duplessis" is spelled D-U-P-L-E-S-S-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \dy.plɛ.si\.
What does "Duplessis" mean?
As a proper noun, "Duplessis" means: Nom de famille.
What are common misspellings of "Duplessis"?
Common misspellings include "dduplessis", "dpulessis", "dulpessis", "dupelssis", "duplesis". The correct spelling is "Duplessis".
How do you pronounce "Duplessis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Duplessis" is \dy.plɛ.si\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Duplessis" come from?
"Duplessis" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dépensent#23,847désignait#23,849demeurait#23,827célébrant#23,824

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Djokovic12 variantsdivorcer12 variantsdisparut12 variantscorrompre12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list