dauber
\do.be\
The verdict
“dauber” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Frapper ; rouer de coups.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dauber · dauber · French
dauber · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dauber |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \do.be\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
dauber is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \do.be\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dauber, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is dauber, spelled D-A-U-B-E-R.
Definition
- 1Frapper ; rouer de coups.
- 2Dénigrer ; railler.
- 3Dire du mal de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose ; dénigrer.
- 4En parlant d’un mets, tourner ou avoir tourné et sentir mauvais.
- 5Puer, sentir mauvais.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dauber appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On le dauba, on l’assomma, on le dépouilla.
Bogène, pris d’une vanité faite de vin, allait daubant Savva : « Mollusque d’eau douce, va ! » Et, satisfait, comme on ne peut l’être davantage, il s’en alla cuver sa supériorité.
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.