définaliser
\de.fi.na.li.ze\
The verdict
“définaliser” 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) - Faire perdre sa finalité à.
Corpus desk
Index FR-definaliser · définaliser · French
définaliser · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | définaliser |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.fi.na.li.ze\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « définaliser » en français
Rare enough to double-check
définaliser is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.fi.na.li.ze\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for définaliser in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is définaliser, spelled D-É-F-I-N-A-L-I-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Faire perdre sa finalité à.
- 2Faire revenir en arrière sur la finalisation de quelque chose.
- 3Annuler la finalisation d’un disque optique pour pouvoir à nouveau changer son contenu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how définaliser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le sens du travail, c'est de lui accorder une finalité. Or, nos sociétés sont définalisées.
Le sens reste souvent opaque, l'innovation trop souvent « définalisée ».
Antonyms
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.