déconfort

\de.kɔ̃.fɔʁ\

/\de.kɔ̃.fɔʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“déconfort” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Perte de confort, de courage, de secours.

Corpus desk

Index FR-deconfort · déconfort · French

déconfort · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for déconfort
PropertyValue
Headworddéconfort
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.kɔ̃.fɔʁ\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « déconfort » en français

déconfortn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

déconfort is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.kɔ̃.fɔʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Perte de confort, de courage, de secours.".

Zero misspellings are on record for déconfort in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is déconfort, spelled D-É-C-O-N-F-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Perte de confort, de courage, de secours.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le jeune baron se rétablit enfin, et n’épousa point Elvire de Charmois, qui resta longtemps fille, au grand déconfort de sa mère.
  2. Il se traîna par les allées, dans un état de complet déconfort, dans un de ces accès de spleen religieux qui déterminent, lorsqu'ils se prolongent, pendant des années, le taedium vitae des cloîtres.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "déconfort"?
"déconfort" is spelled D-É-C-O-N-F-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is \de.kɔ̃.fɔʁ\.
What does "déconfort" mean?
As a noun, "déconfort" means: Perte de confort, de courage, de secours.
How do you pronounce "déconfort"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "déconfort" is \de.kɔ̃.fɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list