défraichir
\de.fʁɛ.ʃiʁ\
The verdict
“défraichir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dépouiller de sa fraicheur, ôter son éclat à un légume, une étoffe, un objet, etc.
Corpus desk
Index FR-defraichir · défraichir · French
défraichir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | défraichir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.fʁɛ.ʃiʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « défraichir » en français
Rare enough to double-check
défraichir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.fʁɛ.ʃiʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for défraichir, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is défraichir, spelled D-É-F-R-A-I-C-H-I-R.
Definition
- 1Dépouiller de sa fraicheur, ôter son éclat à un légume, une étoffe, un objet, etc.
- 2Devenir défraichi.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how défraichir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Fait attention avant d’acheter en fin de marché, avec ce soleil, de nombreux légumes seront défraichis.
Le soleil a défraichi la couleur de ces objets.
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.