déclic
\de.klik\
The verdict
“déclic” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #20,426 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #20,426
- frequency rank, French
- 6
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ressort ou crochet qui, étant ôté, détermine le mouvement d’un mécanisme.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| 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) |
Where “déclic” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for déclic is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \de.klik\. Corpus data places it at rank #20,426 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Ressort ou crochet qui, étant ôté, détermine le mouvement d’un mécanisme.
- 2Jeu d’un ressort ayant pour but de régler à volonté la chute d’un objet mû par un mécanisme.
- 3Bruit que fait le jeu ou le mouvement de déclic.
- 4Élément d’un appareil photo sur laquelle on appuie pour déclencher l’obturateur.
- 5Sorte 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.
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “déclic”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-É-C-L-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \de.klik\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “délit” - see the side-by-side comparison. déclic vs délit
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.