Dury

\dy.ʁi\

/\dy.ʁi\/ name

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The verdict

“Dury” is uncommon French (frequency #61,462 among 5,307 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,462
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Commune française, située dans le département de l’Aisne.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dury · Dury · French

Dury · rank #61,462 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,462
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH DVG

Nearest frequency peer: DVG (+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 « Dury »

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dury
PropertyValue
HeadwordDury
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\dy.ʁi\
Letters4
Frequency rank#61,462
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Dury » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Durytombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « DVG » (#61,463), « dromadaires » (#61,460), « débattait » (#61,464). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « Dury » est au #61,462. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dury is uncommon French at frequency #61,462 among 5,307 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \dy.ʁi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Dury has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Dury, spelled D-U-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commune française, située dans le département de l’Aisne.
  2. 2
    Commune française, située dans le département du Pas-de-Calais.
  3. 3
    Commune française, située dans le département de la Somme.

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 "Dury"?
"Dury" is spelled D-U-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \dy.ʁi\.
What does "Dury" mean?
As a proper noun, "Dury" means: Commune française, située dans le département de l’Aisne.
How do you pronounce "Dury"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dury" is \dy.ʁi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dury" come from?
"Dury" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Cebu#61,387caza#61,385frei#61,543gaya#61,559

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list