décélérer
\de.se.le.ʁe\
The verdict
“décélérer” 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) - Ralentir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-decelerer · décélérer · French
décélérer · 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 | décélérer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.se.le.ʁe\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « décélérer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
décélérer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.se.le.ʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
décélérer has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is décélérer, spelled D-É-C-É-L-É-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1Ralentir.
- 2Relever le pied sur l’accélérateur d’une automobile.
- 3Diminuer la vitesse, le régime d’un moteur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how décélérer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Et ce n’est pas près de décélérer puisque, aux côtés des États mentionnés plus haut, on en trouve d’autres tels que le New Hampshire et l'Idaho, qui ont récemment adopté des lois ou promulgué des règles définissant la manière dont les écoles et les collèges peuvent enseigner certaines matières.
Lors d’un changement de rapport, il est nécessaire de décélérer pour éviter l’emballement du moteur.
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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.