débarcadère
\de.baʁ.ka.dɛʁ\
The verdict
“débarcadère” is uncommon French (frequency #69,009 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,009
- frequency rank, French
- 404,891
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Espèce de cale, de jetée qui, du rivage, s’avance un peu dans la mer ou dans un cours d’eau et qu’on nomme également embarcadère, parce qu’elle est destinée à servir à l’embarquement comme au débar...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | débarcadère |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \de.baʁ.ka.dɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #69,009 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “débarcadère” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
débarcadère is uncommon French at frequency #69,009 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.baʁ.ka.dɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for débarcadère in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is débarcadère, spelled D-É-B-A-R-C-A-D-È-R-E.
Definition
- 1Espèce de cale, de jetée qui, du rivage, s’avance un peu dans la mer ou dans un cours d’eau et qu’on nomme également embarcadère, parce qu’elle est destinée à servir à l’embarquement comme au débarquement.
- 2Lieu d’arrivée et de départ, qu’on nomme aussi embarcadère ou quai.
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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 “débarcadère”
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- The one correct French spelling is D-É-B-A-R-C-A-D-È-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.