Durbuy

\dyʁ.bɥi\

/\dyʁ.bɥi\/ name

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The verdict

“Durbuy” is uncommon French (frequency #83,799 among 5,307 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,799
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commune et ville de la province de Luxembourg de la région wallonne de Belgique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-durbuy · Durbuy · French

Durbuy · rank #83,799 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,799
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH dubitatifs

Nearest frequency peer: dubitatifs (-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 « Durbuy »

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 « Durbuy » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Durbuy
PropertyValue
HeadwordDurbuy
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\dyʁ.bɥi\
Letters6
Frequency rank#83,799
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Durbuy » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Durbuytombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « dubitatifs » (#83,798), « drape » (#83,797), « déb » (#83,801). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « Durbuy » est au #83,799. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Durbuy is uncommon French at frequency #83,799 among 5,307 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \dyʁ.bɥi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Commune et ville de la province de Luxembourg de la région wallonne de Belgique.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Durbuy, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Durbuy, spelled D-U-R-B-U-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune et ville de la province de Luxembourg de la région wallonne de Belgique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le comte de Hainaut aurait Namur, le comte de Troyes Laroche et Durbuy et l'empereur disposerait à sa guise du Luxembourg.

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 "Durbuy"?
"Durbuy" is spelled D-U-R-B-U-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \dyʁ.bɥi\.
What does "Durbuy" mean?
As a proper noun, "Durbuy" means: Commune et ville de la province de Luxembourg de la région wallonne de Belgique.
How do you pronounce "Durbuy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Durbuy" is \dyʁ.bɥi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Durbuy" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Donnet#83,793dompte#83,792distal#83,785dioula#83,783

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list