dégarnir
\de.ɡaʁ.niʁ\
The verdict
“dégarnir” 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) - Dépouiller de ce qui garnissait.
Corpus desk
Index FR-degarnir · dégarnir · French
dégarnir · 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 | dégarnir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.ɡaʁ.niʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « dégarnir » en français
Rare enough to double-check
dégarnir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.ɡaʁ.niʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.
dégarnir doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is dégarnir, spelled D-É-G-A-R-N-I-R.
Definition
- 1Dépouiller de ce qui garnissait.
- 2Diminuer le nombre des troupes qui forment un bataillon, une armée.
- 3Retirer une partie considérable d'une garnison ou de ses munitions.
- 4Action qui consiste à enlever le ballast sous des rails.
- 5Dépouiller de sa garniture.
- 6Se vêtir, se couvrir plus légèrement.
- 7Se dessaisir de son argent comptant.
- 8Perdre ses cheveux, devenir chauve.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dégarnir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dégarnir une terrasse des arbres qui l’ombrageaient.
Dégarnir une chambre, une maison des meubles qu’elle contenait, ou simplement Dégarnir une chambre, une maison.
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.