dürr
\dʏʁ\
The verdict
“dürr” 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) - Sec.
Corpus desk
Index FR-durr · dürr · French
dürr · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dürr |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \dʏʁ\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
dürr is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \dʏʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dürr, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is dürr, spelled D-Ü-R-R.
Definition
- 1Sec.
- 2Sec, mince.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dürr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Louise besaß einen äußerst dürren Stolz: vor lauter Angst, betrogen zu werden, verkannte sie bei ihren Kindern, ihrem Mann, bei sich selbst sogar die Eigenschaften, die ins Auge sprangen; Charles war nicht imstande, die Schönheit anderer Menschen zu erkennen; er verwechselte Schönheit mit Gesundheit: (...)
der Junge ist sehr dürr.
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.