décérébré

\de.se.ʁe.bʁe\

/\de.se.ʁe.bʁe\/ adj

The verdict

“décérébré” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Rendu idiot, stupide.

Corpus desk

Index FR-decerebre · décérébré · French

décérébré · 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.

Key facts for décérébré
PropertyValue
Headworddécérébré
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\de.se.ʁe.bʁe\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « décérébré » en français

décérébréreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

décérébré is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \de.se.ʁe.bʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rendu idiot, stupide.".

Zero misspellings are on record for décérébré in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is décérébré, spelled D-É-C-É-R-É-B-R-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rendu idiot, stupide.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how décérébré appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dans The Interview, James Franco et Seth Rogen, amis depuis qu’ils se sont rencontrés en école de journalisme, sont respectivement un présentateur décérébré et célébrissime de télévision poubelle, et son producteur, qui traverse une crise de conscience (pourquoi est-il tombé si bas alors qu’il avait les moyens de devenir un bon journaliste ?).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "décérébré"?
"décérébré" is spelled D-É-C-É-R-É-B-R-É. The IPA pronunciation is \de.se.ʁe.bʁe\.
What does "décérébré" mean?
As an adjective, "décérébré" means: Rendu idiot, stupide.
How do you pronounce "décérébré"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "décérébré" is \de.se.ʁe.bʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "décérébré" come from?
"décérébré" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list