durcis

\dyʁ.si\

/\dyʁ.si\/ adj

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The verdict

“durcis” is uncommon French (frequency #85,653 among 5,307 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,653
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de durci.

Corpus desk

Index FR-durcis · durcis · French

durcis · rank #85,653 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,653
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH DVI

Nearest frequency peer: DVI (+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 « durcis »

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for durcis
PropertyValue
Headworddurcis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\dyʁ.si\
Letters6
Frequency rank#85,653
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « durcis » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.durcistombe 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: « DVI » (#85,654), « dressed » (#85,651), « dynamitage » (#85,655). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « durcis » est au #85,653. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

durcis is uncommon French at frequency #85,653 among 5,307 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \dyʁ.si\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Masculin pluriel de durci.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for durcis, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 durcis, spelled D-U-R-C-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de durci.

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 "durcis"?
"durcis" is spelled D-U-R-C-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \dyʁ.si\.
What does "durcis" mean?
As an adjective, "durcis" means: Masculin pluriel de durci.
How do you pronounce "durcis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "durcis" is \dyʁ.si\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "durcis" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

drafté#85,649déités#85,666Derval#85,630Elissa#85,686

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list