débranchement

\de.bʁɑ̃ʃ.mɑ̃\

/\de.bʁɑ̃ʃ.mɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“débranchement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fait de débrancher.

Corpus desk

Index FR-debranchement · débranchement · French

débranchement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for débranchement
PropertyValue
Headworddébranchement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.bʁɑ̃ʃ.mɑ̃\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « débranchement » en français

débranchementsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

débranchement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.bʁɑ̃ʃ.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fait de débrancher.".

Zero misspellings are on record for débranchement in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is débranchement, spelled D-É-B-R-A-N-C-H-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fait de débrancher.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how débranchement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Au départ, toutefois, Hydro-Québec évoque la lecture de la consommation à distance et la possibilité de débranchement et rebranchement à distance, sans avoir à remplir de relevé de sa consommation.
  2. D’entrée de jeu, il a reconnu que les impacts avaient été « mineurs », citant quelques débranchements chez les abonnés à ses services de câblodistribution.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "débranchement"?
"débranchement" is spelled D-É-B-R-A-N-C-H-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \de.bʁɑ̃ʃ.mɑ̃\.
What does "débranchement" mean?
As a noun, "débranchement" means: Fait de débrancher.
How do you pronounce "débranchement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "débranchement" is \de.bʁɑ̃ʃ.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "débranchement" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list