décantage
\de.kɑ̃.taʒ\
The verdict
“décantage” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Action de décanter.
Corpus desk
Index FR-decantage · décantage · French
décantage · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | décantage |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \de.kɑ̃.taʒ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « décantage » en français
Rare enough to double-check
décantage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.kɑ̃.taʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action de décanter.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for décantage, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is décantage, spelled D-É-C-A-N-T-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Action de décanter.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how décantage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On ne procède au décantage, en principe, qu’avec les vieux Bordeaux rouges dont le dépôt risque, en maniant la bouteille, de se mêler au liquide.
Synonyms
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.