déclic

Name: déclic, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\de.klik\

/\de.klik\/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“déclic” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,426. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,426
frequency rank, French: 5,307
“D” headwords: 10
tracked misspellings: 8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ressort ou crochet qui, étant ôté, détermine le mouvement d’un mécanisme.

Corpus desk

Index FR-declic · déclic · French

déclic · rank #20,426 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

FREQ-MID #20,426
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
VAR-MID 10 variants
BOOK-DENSE 5,307
PHOTO-FINISH décharger

Nearest frequency peer: décharger (-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.

dt

79,578
durées

79,577
décharger

79,576
déclic

79,575
décroissance

79,574
délices

79,573

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

déclic vs délit

67% similar

déclic vs degli

50% similar

déclic vs décrit

67% similar

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

Key facts for déclic
Property	Value
Headword	déclic
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\de.klik\
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#20,426
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	8
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « déclic »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).déclicse place ici:

#20,426

#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 « décharger » (#20,425), « décroissance » (#20,427), « durées » (#20,424). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « déclic » est au #20,426. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around déclic (IPA \de.klik\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,426 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for déclic, with forms such as "dcélic", "ddéclic", and "declic". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "délit", "degli", "décrit", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is déclic, spelled D-É-C-L-I-C.

Definition

1
Ressort ou crochet qui, étant ôté, détermine le mouvement d’un mécanisme.
2
Jeu d’un ressort ayant pour but de régler à volonté la chute d’un objet mû par un mécanisme.
3
Bruit que fait le jeu ou le mouvement de déclic.
4
Élément d’un appareil photo sur laquelle on appuie pour déclencher l’obturateur.
5
Sorte d’illumination qui se fait dans l'esprit et qui détermine la compréhension d’une situation ou d’un problème, une action, un changement de comportement, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Le bruit d’un déclic venait de se faire entendre et il vit que la porte s’ouvrait !
Sans se lever, Gerbauld avait dirigé vers Curtine l’objectif de son appareil de photo et appuyait sur le déclic. Curtine souriait.

This word in other languages

trigger(English)Aha-Erlebnis(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

dcélic
ddéclic
declic
décclic
décilc
déclci
déclicc
décllic
délcic
édclic

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of déclic - 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.

Edit distance from "déclic"

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 "déclic"?

"déclic" is spelled D-É-C-L-I-C. The IPA pronunciation is \de.klik\.

What does "déclic" mean?

As a noun, "déclic" means: Ressort ou crochet qui, étant ôté, détermine le mouvement d’un mécanisme.

What words are commonly confused with "déclic"?

"déclic" is commonly confused with "délit", "degli", "décrit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "déclic"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "déclic" is \de.klik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "déclic" come from?

"déclic" 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 "déclic", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

durées#20,424 Elliot#20,435 Dawson#20,414 extase#20,443

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

dorsale10 variants croquer10 variants Hyères10 variants illusoire10 variants