Dutzend
\ˈdʊʦǝnt\
The verdict
“Dutzend” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Douzaine.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dutzend · Dutzend · French
Dutzend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- 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 | Dutzend |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈdʊʦǝnt\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Dutzend is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈdʊʦǝnt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Dutzend in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Dutzend, spelled D-U-T-Z-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1Douzaine.
- 2(au pluriel) Beaucoup, en quantité non définie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Dutzend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Ich habe ein Dutzend neue Lieder getextet, aber wir hatten noch keine Zeit, sie einzuspielen", erzählt der Sänger.
Ich habe heute zwei Dutzend Äpfel gekauft.
Antonyms
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.