ördög

\ør.døɡ\

/\ør.døɡ\/ noun

The verdict

“ördög” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-ordog · ördög · French

ördög · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Ö" 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.

Key facts for ördög
PropertyValue
Headwordördög
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ør.døɡ\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « ördög » en français

ördögsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ördög is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ør.døɡ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Diable.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ördög, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is ördög, spelled Ö-R-D-Ö-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Diable.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ördög"?
"ördög" is spelled Ö-R-D-Ö-G. The IPA pronunciation is \ør.døɡ\.
What does "ördög" mean?
As a noun, "ördög" means: Diable.
How do you pronounce "ördög"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ördög" is \ør.døɡ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ördög" come from?
"ördög" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list