décapage
\de.ka.paʒ\
The verdict
“décapage” is uncommon French (frequency #69,011 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,011
- frequency rank, French
- 404,891
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de décaper.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | décapage |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \de.ka.paʒ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #69,011 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “décapage” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
décapage is uncommon French at frequency #69,011 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.ka.paʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
décapage has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is décapage, spelled D-É-C-A-P-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Action de décaper.
- 2Technique de restauration écologique d’un sol consistant à en prélever une couche superficielle sans atteindre l'horizon minéral et favoriser ainsi l’installation d’espèces pionnières, tant végétales qu’animales. (voir aussi : étrépage).
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.
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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-É-C-A-P-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \de.ka.paʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.