déchenillé

\de.ʃə.ni.je\

/\de.ʃə.ni.je\/ adj

The verdict

“déchenillé” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Qui a le cerveau troublé par l’effet de l’alcool, qui est ivre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dechenille · déchenillé · French

déchenillé · 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.

Key facts for déchenillé
PropertyValue
Headworddéchenillé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\de.ʃə.ni.je\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « déchenillé » en français

déchenillén'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

déchenillé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \de.ʃə.ni.je\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui a le cerveau troublé par l’effet de l’alcool, qui est ivre.".

No misspelling variants are generated for déchenillé in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is déchenillé, spelled D-É-C-H-E-N-I-L-L-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui a le cerveau troublé par l’effet de l’alcool, qui est ivre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Euphorie , exaltation, je me sens déchaîné, déchenillé, fou, passionné (et je crois passionnant humblement), je donne le meilleur de moi-même dans tout ce que je fais.
  2. Il n'allait plus boire de bières au café avec les copains, faire semblant de lire le journal, et jouer aux boules. Il n'allait plus se saouler la gueule avec ces mêmes copains, siffler les filles qui passaient et rentrer chez lui, déchenillé ,, pour s'écrouler en croix sur le lit et ronfler comme un diesel jusqu'au petit matin.

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 "déchenillé"?
"déchenillé" is spelled D-É-C-H-E-N-I-L-L-É. The IPA pronunciation is \de.ʃə.ni.je\.
What does "déchenillé" mean?
As an adjective, "déchenillé" means: Qui a le cerveau troublé par l’effet de l’alcool, qui est ivre.
How do you pronounce "déchenillé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "déchenillé" is \de.ʃə.ni.je\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list