débaptiser
\de.ba.ti.ze\
The verdict
“débaptiser” is an uncommon French word, ranked #96,837 in French word frequency and used as a verb.
- #96,837
- frequency rank, French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Retirer (ou annoter) une personne des registres paroissiaux pour ne plus la compter parmi les membres de l’Église dans laquelle elle a été baptisée.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | débaptiser |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.ba.ti.ze\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #96,837 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “débaptiser” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for débaptiser is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \de.ba.ti.ze\. Corpus data places it at rank #96,837 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for débaptiser in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is débaptiser, spelled D-É-B-A-P-T-I-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Retirer (ou annoter) une personne des registres paroissiaux pour ne plus la compter parmi les membres de l’Église dans laquelle elle a été baptisée.
- 2Priver quelqu’un de son nom de baptême, de son nom de famille, de son prénom.
- 3Changer le nom d’origine d’une chose.
- 4Employer un nom incorrect en parlant de quelqu'un, d'un endroit, d'une organisation etc.
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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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “débaptiser”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-É-B-A-P-T-I-S-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \de.ba.ti.ze\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.