débrouilles

\de.bʁuj\

/\de.bʁuj\/ verb

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The verdict

“débrouilles” is uncommon French (frequency #52,015 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,015
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de débrouiller.

Key facts for débrouilles
PropertyValue
Headworddébrouilles
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.bʁuj\
Letters11
Frequency rank#52,015
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “débrouilles” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). débrouilles lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

débrouilles is uncommon French at frequency #52,015 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \de.bʁuj\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

débrouilles doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is débrouilles, spelled D-É-B-R-O-U-I-L-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de débrouiller.
  2. 2
    Deuxième personne du singulier du subjonctif présent de débrouiller.

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 "débrouilles"?
"débrouilles" is spelled D-É-B-R-O-U-I-L-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \de.bʁuj\.
What does "débrouilles" mean?
As a verb, "débrouilles" means: Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de débrouiller.
How do you pronounce "débrouilles"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "débrouilles" is \de.bʁuj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "débrouilles" come from?
"débrouilles" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “débrouilles”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-É-B-R-O-U-I-L-L-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \de.bʁuj\ (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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list