déchaîné
French, verb
déchaîné is spelled D-É-C-H-A-Î-N-É (8 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written French, the 29,681st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Déchaîné is a French verb meaning “past participle of déchaîner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, déchaîne is a different word: “first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive”. With an accent, déchainé is a different word: “past participle of déchainer”. With an accent, déchaine is a different word: “first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive”.
What does déchaîné mean in English?
verb
- 1
past participle of déchaîner
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
past participle of déchainer
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qualifie un être ou un phénomène qui se déchaîne, qui s’emporte, qui dépasse la mesure commune, dont on ne peut plus arrêter les excès.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of déchaîné
- déchaînée feminine
- déchaînés masculine plural
- déchaînées feminine plural
- déchainée feminine
- déchainés masculine plural
- déchainées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to déchaîné
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is déchaîné in French?
déchaîné appears 1.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).