décrocher la timbale
\de.kʁɔ.ʃe la tɛ̃.bal\
The verdict
“décrocher la timbale” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 20
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Atteindre la timbale accrochée à un mât de cocagne.
Corpus desk
Index FR-decrocher-la-timbale · décrocher la timbale · French
décrocher la timbale · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 20 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | décrocher la timbale |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.kʁɔ.ʃe la tɛ̃.bal\ |
| Letters | 20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « décrocher la timbale » en français
Rare enough to double-check
décrocher la timbale is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.kʁɔ.ʃe la tɛ̃.bal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for décrocher la timbale, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is décrocher la timbale, spelled D-É-C-R-O-C-H-E-R- -L-A- -T-I-M-B-A-L-E.
Definition
- 1Atteindre la timbale accrochée à un mât de cocagne.
- 2Remporter un prix.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how décrocher la timbale appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il s’agissait encore d’être premier deux ou trois fois avant le bal du proviseur. Je décrochai de nouveau la timbale.
J’ai vu tel ou tel d’entre nous chagriné de ce que son candidat ne décrochait pas la timbale ; mais cela sans aucune animosité, et il prenait très vite son parti de cette petite déception.
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.