débiner
\de.bi.ne\
The verdict
“débiner” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Décrier quelqu’un, le desservir par des paroles malveillantes.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | débiner |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.bi.ne\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “débiner” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
débiner is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.bi.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
débiner doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 débiner, spelled D-É-B-I-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Décrier quelqu’un, le desservir par des paroles malveillantes.
- 2Abandonner un engagement, une action.
- 3Fuir.
- 4Se dérober.
- 5Donner un deuxième binage à une vigne pour en éliminer les mauvaises herbes. — Nota: En donner un troisième se dit: tiercer ou redébiner.
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.
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Using “débiner”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-É-B-I-N-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \de.bi.ne\ (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.