défigure

\de.fi.ɡyʁ\

/\de.fi.ɡyʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“défigure” is uncommon French (frequency #80,139 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,139
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 défigurer.

Key facts for défigure
PropertyValue
Headworddéfigure
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.fi.ɡyʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#80,139
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “défigure” 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). défigure lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

défigure is uncommon French at frequency #80,139 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \de.fi.ɡyʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for défigure in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is défigure, spelled D-É-F-I-G-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de défigurer.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de défigurer.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du subjonctif présent de défigurer.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du subjonctif présent de défigurer.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de défigurer.

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 "défigure"?
"défigure" is spelled D-É-F-I-G-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \de.fi.ɡyʁ\.
What does "défigure" mean?
As a verb, "défigure" means: Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de défigurer.
How do you pronounce "défigure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "défigure" is \de.fi.ɡyʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "défigure" come from?
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Using “défigure”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is D-É-F-I-G-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \de.fi.ɡyʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list