décentrage
\de.sɑ̃.tʁaʒ\
The verdict
“décentrage” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de décentrer ou résultat de cette action.
Corpus desk
Index FR-decentrage · décentrage · French
décentrage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | décentrage |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \de.sɑ̃.tʁaʒ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « décentrage » en français
Rare enough to double-check
décentrage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.sɑ̃.tʁaʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for décentrage, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. 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 entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is décentrage, spelled D-É-C-E-N-T-R-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Action de décentrer ou résultat de cette action.
- 2Action de déplacer un centre d’intérêt.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how décentrage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Freud apparaît en effet comme l’homme qui aura su diffuser dans nos sociétés l’idée générale d’une vie mentale inconsciente, mais aussi comme l’homme qui aura échoué dans son grand projet de décentrage du psychisme humain […] — (Lionel Naccache, Le Nouvel Inconscient : Freud, le Christophe Colomb des neurosciences, Odile Jacob, 2009, page 371)
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.