décanteur
\de.kɑ̃.tœʁ\
The verdict
“décanteur” 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) - Appareil propre à opérer la décantation.
Corpus desk
Index FR-decanteur · décanteur · French
décanteur · 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 | décanteur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \de.kɑ̃.tœʁ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « décanteur » en français
Rare enough to double-check
décanteur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.kɑ̃.tœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for décanteur in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is décanteur, spelled D-É-C-A-N-T-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Appareil propre à opérer la décantation.
- 2Installation pour décanter les eaux de lavage des minéraux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how décanteur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ceci se traduit par une étape de décantation, en bassin ou en décanteurs, et entraîne une production de l’ordre de 15 à 20 Mt/an de boue (exprimée en tonnage de matière sèche).
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.