Ndiaye

\ndjaj\

/\ndjaj\/ name

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The verdict

“Ndiaye” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,149. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,149
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords
8
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de famille.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ndiaye · Ndiaye · French

Ndiaye · rank #31,149 · 8 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,149
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH nitrate

Nearest frequency peer: nitrate (+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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Ndiaye »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Ndiaye » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ndiaye
PropertyValue
HeadwordNdiaye
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ndjaj\
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,149
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Ndiaye »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Ndiayese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « nitrate » (#31,150), « mélodique » (#31,147), « nour » (#31,151). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « Ndiaye » est au #31,149. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Ndiaye (IPA \ndjaj\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #31,149 among 1,563 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nom de famille.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ndiaye, with forms such as "dniaye", "ndaiye", and "nddiaye". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Ndiaye, spelled N-D-I-A-Y-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Pap Ndiaye serait venu seul, sans son aréopage de conseillers collés aux basques, qu’il n’aurait pas été davantage importuné : viennent traditionnellement à l’Ageem des professionnels plus investis que rebelles.
  2. 29 villes du département accueillent plus de 110 auteurs, autrices et artistes, avec quelques guest stars comme Marie Ndiaye, prix Goncourt 2009, ou la réalisatrice Claire Denis.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dniaye
  • ndaiye
  • nddiaye
  • ndiaey
  • ndiayye
  • ndiyae
  • nidaye
  • nndiaye

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ndiaye - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

dniaye2ndaiye2nddiaye1ndiaey2ndiayye1ndiyae2nidaye2nndiaye1
Edit distance from "Ndiaye"

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 "Ndiaye"?
"Ndiaye" is spelled N-D-I-A-Y-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ndjaj\.
What does "Ndiaye" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ndiaye" means: Nom de famille.
What are common misspellings of "Ndiaye"?
Common misspellings include "dniaye", "ndaiye", "nddiaye", "ndiaey", "ndiayye". The correct spelling is "Ndiaye".
How do you pronounce "Ndiaye"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ndiaye" is \ndjaj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ndiaye" come from?
"Ndiaye" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list