défroque
\de.fʁɔk\
The verdict
“défroque” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pauvre mobilier et argent qu’un religieux laisse en mourant.
Corpus desk
Index FR-defroque · défroque · French
défroque · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | défroque |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \de.fʁɔk\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « défroque » en français
Rare enough to double-check
défroque is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.fʁɔk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for défroque, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is défroque, spelled D-É-F-R-O-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Pauvre mobilier et argent qu’un religieux laisse en mourant.
- 2Vieux vêtements qu’on abandonne parce qu’on ne veut plus les porter.
- 3Vêtements de piètre qualité et de peu de valeur.
- 4Tout ce qui structurait une chose et qui n’a plus de valeur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how défroque appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Et, à une plus humble distance, venait leur guide, dont la personne n’avait de remarquable que ce qu’elle empruntait à la défroque misérable d’un pèlerin.
— Hum ! hum ! fis-je, il me semble que toute la défroque du pendu appartient au bourreau.
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.