déclencheur

\de.klɑ̃.ʃœʁ\

/\de.klɑ̃.ʃœʁ\/ adj

The verdict

“déclencheur” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #19,520. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,520
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui déclenche, qui initie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-declencheur · déclencheur · French

déclencheur · rank #19,520 · 18 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,520
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH déclarées

Nearest frequency peer: déclarées (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « déclencheur »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « déclencheur » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

déclencheur vs déclenche
82% similar
déclencheur vs déclencher
91% similar
déclencheur vs déclenchée
73% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for déclencheur
PropertyValue
Headworddéclencheur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\de.klɑ̃.ʃœʁ\
Letters11
Frequency rank#19,520
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « déclencheur »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.déclencheurse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « déclarées » (#19,519), « défavorisés » (#19,521), « déceptions » (#19,518). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « déclencheur » est au #19,520. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around déclencheur (IPA \de.klɑ̃.ʃœʁ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #19,520 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui déclenche, qui initie.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for déclencheur, with forms such as "dcélencheur", "ddéclencheur", and "declencheur". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "déclenche", "déclencher", "déclenchée", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is déclencheur, spelled D-É-C-L-E-N-C-H-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui déclenche, qui initie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. C'est l'élément déclencheur qui a mis le feu aux poudres.
  2. Le travail mené pour la conception des locaux sociaux du site de Strasbourg, c’est-à-dire pour les bureaux, espaces de vie et de détente des datacentres a été déclencheur du jeu.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dcélencheur
  • ddéclencheur
  • declencheur
  • décclencheur
  • décelncheur
  • déclecnheur
  • déclenccheur
  • déclencehur
  • déclencheru
  • déclencheurr
  • déclenchheur
  • déclenchuer
  • déclenhceur
  • déclenncheur
  • décllencheur
  • déclnecheur
  • délcencheur
  • édclencheur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of déclencheur - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

dcélencheur2ddéclencheur1declencheur1décclencheur1décelncheur2déclecnheur2déclenccheur1déclencehur2
Edit distance from "déclencheur"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "déclencheur"?
"déclencheur" is spelled D-É-C-L-E-N-C-H-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \de.klɑ̃.ʃœʁ\.
What does "déclencheur" mean?
As an adjective, "déclencheur" means: Qui déclenche, qui initie.
What words are commonly confused with "déclencheur"?
"déclencheur" is commonly confused with "déclenche", "déclencher", "déclenchée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "déclencheur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "déclencheur" is \de.klɑ̃.ʃœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "déclencheur" come from?
"déclencheur" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "déclencheur", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list