déconfiner
\de.kɔ̃.fi.ne\
The verdict
“déconfiner” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mettre fin au confinement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-deconfiner · déconfiner · French
déconfiner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | déconfiner |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.kɔ̃.fi.ne\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
déconfiner is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.kɔ̃.fi.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for déconfiner in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is déconfiner, spelled D-É-C-O-N-F-I-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Mettre fin au confinement.
- 2Sortir d’un confinement.
- 3Sortir du Grand Confinement de 2020.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how déconfiner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dans ces conditions les collisions entre les particules, détruisant cette anisotropie, suffisent à déconfiner le plasma.
Il faut déconfiner Géricault, l’arracher à sa légende en circuit fermé de peintre maudit pour savoir à quoi le XIXᵉ siècle (donc nous aussi) a voulu échapper.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.