défunter
\de.fœ̃.te\
The verdict
“défunter” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Mourir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-defunter · défunter · French
défunter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | défunter |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.fœ̃.te\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « défunter » en français
Rare enough to double-check
défunter is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.fœ̃.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mourir.".
Zero misspellings are on record for défunter 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 its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is défunter, spelled D-É-F-U-N-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Mourir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how défunter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le lit où, lorsqu’il était le maître, il a dormi quarante ans près de sa vieille ; le lit où elle est défuntée de rage, après que la guerre lui a eu tué ses deux fils.
Elle va défunter !
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.