déborder

/\de.bɔʁ.de\/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,720

in French word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

déborder is aFrenchverb. It means: Dépasser le bord, en parlant notamment des fleuves, des rivières, des étangs, de l’eau en général. Pronounced \de.bɔʁ.de\. Often confused with dévorer and décorer.

Key facts for déborder
PropertyValue
Headworddéborder
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.bɔʁ.de\
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,720
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of déborder in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for déborder is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \de.bɔʁ.de\. Corpus data places it at rank #18,720 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for déborder, with forms such as "dbéorder", "ddéborder", and "deborder". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "dévorer", "décorer", "décoder", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is déborder, spelled D-É-B-O-R-D-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dépasser le bord, en parlant notamment des fleuves, des rivières, des étangs, de l’eau en général.
  2. 2
    Se donner libre cours.
  3. 3
    Regorger, être en surabondance.
  4. 4
    Effectuer un débordement par rapport à un point ou à un axe de référence au cours des évolutions d’un aéronef.
  5. 5
    Se détacher d’un vaisseau qu’on avait abordé.
  6. 6
    Dépasser le bord de quelque chose.
  7. 7
    Se dit, lorsqu’une ligne de troupes ou de vaisseaux a plus de front et plus d’étendue que la ligne qui lui est opposée.
  8. 8
    Rendre incapable, impuissant.
  9. 9
    Éloigner, tirer du bord.
  10. 10
    Dégarnir de sa bordure.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: dbéorder,ddéborder,deborder,débborder,débodrer,débordder,déborderr,débordre,déboredr,déborrder,débroder,déobrder,édborder

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for déborder

Misspelling Variants of "déborder"

dbéorder8ddéborder9deborder8débborder9débodrer8débordder9déborderr9débordre8
Misspelling Variants of "déborder"

Frequency rank: #18,720 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "déborder"?
"déborder" is spelled D-É-B-O-R-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \de.bɔʁ.de\.
What does "déborder" mean?
As a verb, "déborder" means: Dépasser le bord, en parlant notamment des fleuves, des rivières, des étangs, de l’eau en général.
What words are commonly confused with "déborder"?
"déborder" is commonly confused with "dévorer", "décorer", "décoder". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "déborder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "déborder" is \de.bɔʁ.de\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "déborder" come from?
"déborder" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.