décaper
\de.ka.pe\
The verdict
“décaper” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Débarrasser un métal de la rouille, de l’oxyde qui s’est formé à sa surface.
Corpus desk
Index FR-decaper · décaper · French
décaper · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | décaper |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.ka.pe\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « décaper » en français
Rare enough to double-check
décaper is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.ka.pe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for décaper in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is décaper, spelled D-É-C-A-P-E-R.
Definition
- 1Débarrasser un métal de la rouille, de l’oxyde qui s’est formé à sa surface.
- 2Débarrasser la surface d'un objet de sa couche supérieure.
- 3Attaquer violemment un organe.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how décaper appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C'est cette industrie privée qui fondra les métaux , les alliera entre eux , les laminera , les décapera , les découpera, etc. , et la monnaie de Paris viendra seulement leur imprimer le sceau de l’État; c'est cependant de la fonte et de toutes les opérations qui la suivent que dépend l'identité de la monnaie.
Quelquefois on décape l’argent à l'acide azotique, mais il faut employer de l’acide bien exempt de chlore, qui formerait du chlorure d’argent à la surface de l’objet. Le zinc se décape assez bien lorsqu'il n'est pas accompagné d’étain ou de plomb.
This word in other languages
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.