déchaux

\de.ʃo\

/\de.ʃo\/ adj

The verdict

“déchaux” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Déchaussé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dechaux · déchaux · French

déchaux · 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.

Key facts for déchaux
PropertyValue
Headworddéchaux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\de.ʃo\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « déchaux » en français

déchauxsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

déchaux is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \de.ʃo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for déchaux in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is déchaux, spelled D-É-C-H-A-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Déchaussé.
  2. 2
    Caractérise des moines et carmélites déchaussées qui marchent pieds nus dans des sandales.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Pendant notre déjeuner survint une troupe d’étudiants en tournée ; ils étaient quatre et ressemblaient plus à des modèles de Ribera ou de Murillo qu’à des élèves en théologie, tant ils étaient déguenillés, déchaux et malpropres.
  2. Sans se demander comment elle s'en irait, pieds déchaux dans les roches.

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 "déchaux"?
"déchaux" is spelled D-É-C-H-A-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \de.ʃo\.
What does "déchaux" mean?
As an adjective, "déchaux" means: Déchaussé.
How do you pronounce "déchaux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "déchaux" is \de.ʃo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "déchaux" come from?
"déchaux" 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