décocher

/\de.kɔ.ʃe\/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#46,126

in French word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

décocher is aFrenchverb. It means: Tirer une flèche avec l’arbalète ou avec toute autre arme de trait semblable. Pronounced \de.kɔ.ʃe\. Often confused with décorer and décoder.

Key facts for décocher
PropertyValue
Headworddécocher
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.kɔ.ʃe\
Letters8
Frequency rank#46,126
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for décocher is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \de.kɔ.ʃe\. Corpus data places it at rank #46,126 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for décocher, with forms such as "dcéocher", "ddécocher", and "decocher". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "décorer", "décoder", "décroche", 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 décocher, spelled D-É-C-O-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
    Tirer une flèche avec l’arbalète ou avec toute autre arme de trait semblable.
  2. 2
    Lancer ou frapper un objet brusquement.
  3. 3
    Lancer.
  4. 4
    Démouler une pièce de fonderie.
  5. 5
    Décaler les points de liage d'une duite à une autre, ou d'un fil de chaîne à un autre.
  6. 6
    Cliquer sur une case cochée dans un formulaire pour qu’elle ne soit plus cochée.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: dcéocher,ddécocher,decocher,déccocher,déccoher,décoccher,décocehr,décocherr,décochher,décochre,décohcer,déoccher,édcocher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for décocher

Misspelling Variants of "décocher"

dcéocher8ddécocher9decocher8déccocher9déccoher8décoccher9décocehr8décocherr9
Misspelling Variants of "décocher"

Frequency rank: #46,126 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "décocher"?
"décocher" is spelled D-É-C-O-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \de.kɔ.ʃe\.
What does "décocher" mean?
As a verb, "décocher" means: Tirer une flèche avec l’arbalète ou avec toute autre arme de trait semblable.
What words are commonly confused with "décocher"?
"décocher" is commonly confused with "décorer", "décoder", "décroche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "décocher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "décocher" is \de.kɔ.ʃe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "décocher" come from?
"décocher" 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.