déferle
\de.fɛʁl\
The verdict
“déferle” is uncommon French (frequency #58,566 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,566
- frequency rank, French
- 404,891
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de déferler.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | déferle |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.fɛʁl\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #58,566 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “déferle” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
déferle is uncommon French at frequency #58,566 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \de.fɛʁl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
déferle has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is déferle, spelled D-É-F-E-R-L-E.
Definition
- 1Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de déferler.
- 2Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de déferler.
- 3Première personne du singulier du subjonctif présent de déferler.
- 4Troisième personne du singulier du subjonctif présent de déferler.
- 5Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de déferler.
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.
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Using “déferle”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-É-F-E-R-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \de.fɛʁl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.