défenestrer
\de.fə.nɛs.tʁe\
The verdict
“défenestrer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jeter quelqu’un par une fenêtre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-defenestrer · défenestrer · French
défenestrer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | défenestrer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.fə.nɛs.tʁe\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « défenestrer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
défenestrer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.fə.nɛs.tʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for défenestrer 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.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is défenestrer, spelled D-É-F-E-N-E-S-T-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1Jeter quelqu’un par une fenêtre.
- 2Jeter quelque chose par une fenêtre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how défenestrer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ils paniquent… Hier, c’est le vice-président d’une société pétro-chimique qui a été défenestré.
Les insurgés en ont profité pour défenestrer l'aristocrate honni.
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.