dégoût

[de.ɡu]

/[de.ɡu]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - spontane, intensive körperliche Empfindung des Unwohlseins, der Übelkeit bei Konfrontation mit etwas Ekligem

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Index DE-degout · dégoût · German

dégoût · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for dégoût
PropertyValue
Headworddégoût
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[de.ɡu]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dégoût“ im Deutschen

dégoûtsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

dégoût is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [de.ɡu]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for dégoût in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is dégoût, spelled D-É-G-O-Û-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    spontane, intensive körperliche Empfindung des Unwohlseins, der Übelkeit bei Konfrontation mit etwas Ekligem
  2. 2
    Empfindung der starken emotionalen Ablehnung, angewidert sein

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 "dégoût"?
"dégoût" is spelled D-É-G-O-Û-T. The IPA pronunciation is [de.ɡu].
What does "dégoût" mean?
As a noun, "dégoût" means: spontane, intensive körperliche Empfindung des Unwohlseins, der Übelkeit bei Konfrontation mit etwas Ekligem
How do you pronounce "dégoût"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dégoût" is [de.ɡu]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dégoût" come from?
"dégoût" is a German 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list