déclencher

/\de.klɑ̃.ʃe\/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,991

in French word usage

Misspellings

17

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

déclencher is aFrenchverb. It means: Manœuvrer la déclenche pour séparer dans une machine ou dans un ensemble mécanique deux pièces qui ordinairement sont liées. Pronounced \de.klɑ̃.ʃe\. It ranks #8,991 in French word frequency. Often confused with déclenchés and déclencheur.

Key facts for déclencher
PropertyValue
Headworddéclencher
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.klɑ̃.ʃe\
Letters10
Frequency rank#8,991
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of déclencher in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for déclencher is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \de.klɑ̃.ʃe\. Corpus data places it at rank #8,991 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for déclencher, with forms such as "dcélencher", "ddéclencher", and "declencher". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "déclenchés", "déclencheur", "déclenche", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is déclencher, spelled D-É-C-L-E-N-C-H-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Manœuvrer la déclenche pour séparer dans une machine ou dans un ensemble mécanique deux pièces qui ordinairement sont liées.
  2. 2
    Ouvrir une porte en faisant sortir la clenche du mentonnet.
  3. 3
    Faire agir ; déterminer brusquement ; mettre en mouvement.
  4. 4
    Provoquer l'accouchement d'une femme enceinte.
  5. 5
    Se mettre en route, en parlant de choses.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: dcélencher,ddéclencher,declencher,décclencher,décelncher,déclecnher,déclenccher,déclencehr,déclencherr,déclenchher,déclenchre,déclenhcer,déclenncher,décllencher,déclnecher,délcencher,édclencher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for déclencher

Misspelling Variants of "déclencher"

dcélencher10ddéclencher11declencher10décclencher11décelncher10déclecnher10déclenccher11déclencehr10
Misspelling Variants of "déclencher"

Frequency rank: #8,991 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "déclencher"?
"déclencher" is spelled D-É-C-L-E-N-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \de.klɑ̃.ʃe\.
What does "déclencher" mean?
As a verb, "déclencher" means: Manœuvrer la déclenche pour séparer dans une machine ou dans un ensemble mécanique deux pièces qui ordinairement sont liées.
What words are commonly confused with "déclencher"?
"déclencher" is commonly confused with "déclenchés", "déclencheur", "déclenche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "déclencher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "déclencher" is \de.klɑ̃.ʃe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "déclencher" come from?
"déclencher" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.