débrancher

\de.bʁɑ̃.ʃe\

/\de.bʁɑ̃.ʃe\/ verb

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The verdict

“débrancher” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,943. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,943
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ôter la fiche d’un appareil électrique de la prise de courant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-debrancher · débrancher · French

débrancher · rank #24,943 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #24,943
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH décoratif

Nearest frequency peer: décoratif (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « débrancher »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « débrancher » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

débrancher vs débranche
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for débrancher
PropertyValue
Headworddébrancher
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.bʁɑ̃.ʃe\
Letters10
Frequency rank#24,943
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « débrancher »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).débrancherse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « décoratif » (#24,944), « dressée » (#24,941), « décorées » (#24,945). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « débrancher » est au #24,943. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around débrancher (IPA \de.bʁɑ̃.ʃe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #24,943 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for débrancher, with forms such as "dbérancher", "ddébrancher", and "debrancher". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "débranche", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is débrancher, spelled D-É-B-R-A-N-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ôter la fiche d’un appareil électrique de la prise de courant.
  2. 2
    Déconnecter une partie d’un circuit électrique ou d’un ensemble d’appareils.
  3. 3
    Arrêter un appareil.
  4. 4
    Quitter une voie, une ligne pour une autre au passage d’un aiguillage.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Débrancher un radiateur, le frigo…
  2. Le téléphone reprit ses stridulations, il trouait mon cerveau par endroits d’une aiguille trempée de poison. Je trouvai alors la force de me lever pour aller le débrancher.

This word in other languages

unplug(English)ausziehen(Deutsch)desligar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dbérancher
  • ddébrancher
  • debrancher
  • débarncher
  • débbrancher
  • débracnher
  • débranccher
  • débrancehr
  • débrancherr
  • débranchher
  • débranchre
  • débranhcer
  • débranncher
  • débrnacher
  • débrrancher
  • dérbancher
  • édbrancher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of débrancher - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

dbérancher2ddébrancher1debrancher1débarncher2débbrancher1débracnher2débranccher1débrancehr2
Edit distance from "débrancher"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "débrancher"?
"débrancher" is spelled D-É-B-R-A-N-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \de.bʁɑ̃.ʃe\.
What does "débrancher" mean?
As a verb, "débrancher" means: Ôter la fiche d’un appareil électrique de la prise de courant.
What words are commonly confused with "débrancher"?
"débrancher" is commonly confused with "débranche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "débrancher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "débrancher" is \de.bʁɑ̃.ʃe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "débrancher" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "débrancher", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

fécondation17 variantsHerzégovine17 variantsimprobables17 variantsaveuglément17 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list