décrochage

\de.kʁɔ.ʃaʒ\

/\de.kʁɔ.ʃaʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“décrochage” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,524. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,524
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de décrocher.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

décrochage vs décroche
80% similar
décrochage vs décrochant
80% similar

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

Key facts for décrochage
PropertyValue
Headworddécrochage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.kʁɔ.ʃaʒ\
Letters10
Frequency rank#23,524
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “décrochage” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). décrochage lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around décrochage (IPA \de.kʁɔ.ʃaʒ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,524 among 404,891 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for décrochage, with forms such as "dcérochage", "ddécrochage", and "decrochage". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "décroche", "décrochant", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is décrochage, spelled D-É-C-R-O-C-H-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de décrocher.
  2. 2
    Dans le monde de la peinture, cérémonie de clôture d’une exposition.
  3. 3
    Abandon, par un élève ou par un étudiant en difficulté, d’une formation ou d’une qualification avant son terme.
  4. 4
    Perte brusque de la portance de l’aile d’un avion.
  5. 5
    Brusque perte d’adhérence d’une automobile, notamment dans un virage, entraînant un tête-à-queue.
  6. 6
    Passage de la transmission du niveau national au niveau local.

Synonyms

finissage

This word in other languages

stall(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dcérochage
  • ddécrochage
  • decrochage
  • déccrochage
  • décorchage
  • décrcohage
  • décrocahge
  • décrocchage
  • décrochaeg
  • décrochagge
  • décrochgae
  • décrochhage
  • décrohcage
  • décrrochage
  • dércochage
  • édcrochage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of décrochage - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

dcérochage2ddécrochage1decrochage1déccrochage1décorchage2décrcohage2décrocahge2décrocchage1
Edit distance from "décrochage"

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 "décrochage"?
"décrochage" is spelled D-É-C-R-O-C-H-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \de.kʁɔ.ʃaʒ\.
What does "décrochage" mean?
As a noun, "décrochage" means: Action de décrocher.
What words are commonly confused with "décrochage"?
"décrochage" is commonly confused with "décroche", "décrochant". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "décrochage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "décrochage" is \de.kʁɔ.ʃaʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "décrochage" come from?
"décrochage" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “décrochage”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-É-C-R-O-C-H-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \de.kʁɔ.ʃaʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “décroche” - see the side-by-side comparison. décrochage vs décroche
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list