défroidir

\de.fʁwa.diʁ\

/\de.fʁwa.diʁ\/ verb

The verdict

“défroidir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Rendre moins froid, réchauffer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-defroidir · défroidir · French

défroidir · 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.

Key facts for défroidir
PropertyValue
Headworddéfroidir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.fʁwa.diʁ\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « défroidir » en français

défroidirsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

défroidir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.fʁwa.diʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rendre moins froid, réchauffer.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for défroidir, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is défroidir, spelled D-É-F-R-O-I-D-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rendre moins froid, réchauffer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how défroidir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. En novembre, on le mit en terre bénite, tout au bout du clos funéraire, sans même une croix de bois, sans un nom, dans un coin perdu où, à la Noël, Barnabé le boîteux, le fossoyeur d’Ovrilles, brûle les pommes mortes des pins étiques et clairbranchus que les claque-dents du village haut n’ont pas emportées pour défroidir leurs cahutes humides où l’âtre ch…
  2. Frileuses Vous vous battiez mes mains, pour prendre place au creux De mes poches de lin et « défroidir » un peu.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "défroidir"?
"défroidir" is spelled D-É-F-R-O-I-D-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \de.fʁwa.diʁ\.
What does "défroidir" mean?
As a verb, "défroidir" means: Rendre moins froid, réchauffer.
How do you pronounce "défroidir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "défroidir" is \de.fʁwa.diʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "défroidir" come from?
"défroidir" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list