défraîchi
\de.fʁɛ.ʃi\
The verdict
“défraîchi” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a perdu son apparence primitive, sa fraîcheur, son éclat.
Corpus desk
Index FR-defraichi · défraîchi · French
défraîchi · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | défraîchi |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \de.fʁɛ.ʃi\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
défraîchi is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \de.fʁɛ.ʃi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui a perdu son apparence primitive, sa fraîcheur, son éclat.".
Zero misspellings are on record for défraîchi in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 défraîchi, spelled D-É-F-R-A-Î-C-H-I.
Definition
- 1Qui a perdu son apparence primitive, sa fraîcheur, son éclat.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how défraîchi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il habitait un vieil hôtel particulier qui était maintenant assez défraîchi.
Ils arriveront vers onze heures, comme à Paris, et nous serons déjà défraîchies de danser.
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.