condescendre
\kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃dʁ\
The verdict
“condescendre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se rendre, céder complaisamment aux sentiments, à la volonté de quelqu’un.
Corpus desk
Index FR-condescendre · condescendre · French
condescendre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | condescendre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃dʁ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
condescendre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \kɔ̃.de.sɑ̃dʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for condescendre 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, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is condescendre, spelled C-O-N-D-E-S-C-E-N-D-R-E.
Definition
- 1Se rendre, céder complaisamment aux sentiments, à la volonté de quelqu’un.
- 2Consentir à quelque chose, par intérêt, complaisance, bonté, bienveillance ou faiblesse, en renonçant à sa supériorité ou à sa dignité ; s'abaisser à...
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how condescendre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pourquoi condescendraient-ils à changer leurs habitudes ? Est-ce que le matelas dont leur poche est rembourrée ne leur tient pas lieu de tout le reste ?
Cependant, à l’aide de sa citadelle, Châtillon reste assez fort pour faire condescendre Pierre le Roi et cinq mille ouvriers à abandonner la ville, et aller s’établir ailleurs.
This word in other languages
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.