débrouillage
French, noun/de.bʁu.jaʒ/
débrouillage is a French masculine noun meaning “clearing up; decluttering” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de débrouiller”.
What does débrouillage mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineclearing up; decluttering
- 2
masculineThea act of getting by or making do
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de débrouiller. 2. Capacité à se débrouiller.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of débrouillage
- débrouillages plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce débrouillage?
- /de.bʁu.jaʒ/
- \de.bʁu.jaʒ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is débrouillage in French?
débrouillage appears about once in every 47 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).