décaisser

\de.ke.se\

/\de.ke.se\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tirer d’une caisse.

Corpus desk

Index FR-decaisser · décaisser · French

décaisser · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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 décaisser
PropertyValue
Headworddécaisser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.ke.se\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « décaisser » en français

décaisserreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

décaisser is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.ke.se\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for décaisser, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is décaisser, spelled D-É-C-A-I-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tirer d’une caisse.
  2. 2
    Tirer d’une caisse une somme d’argent.
  3. 3
    Ôter une partie du sol existant, sur une épaisseur déterminée, afin d’obtenir une surface plane et horizontale, appelée « niveau de plateforme », pour la suite des travaux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. C’est toujours un beau moment lorsque l’on décaisse les objets d’une nouvelle exposition. Il y a beaucoup de fébrilité», a-t-il fait remarquer avant le déballage.
  2. Quand on aura décaissé ces marchandises, il faudra en faire l’inventaire. - Il faut décaisser ces orangers.

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 "décaisser"?
"décaisser" is spelled D-É-C-A-I-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \de.ke.se\.
What does "décaisser" mean?
As a verb, "décaisser" means: Tirer d’une caisse.
How do you pronounce "décaisser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "décaisser" is \de.ke.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "décaisser" come from?
"décaisser" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list