dégarnir

\de.ɡaʁ.niʁ\

/\de.ɡaʁ.niʁ\/ verb

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.

Key facts for dégarnir
PropertyValue
Headworddégarnir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.ɡaʁ.niʁ\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « dégarnir » en français

dégarnirsiège 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

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

  1. 1
    Dépouiller de ce qui garnissait.
  2. 2
    Diminuer le nombre des troupes qui forment un bataillon, une armée.
  3. 3
    Retirer une partie considérable d'une garnison ou de ses munitions.
  4. 4
    Action qui consiste à enlever le ballast sous des rails.
  5. 5
    Dépouiller de sa garniture.
  6. 6
    Se vêtir, se couvrir plus légèrement.
  7. 7
    Se dessaisir de son argent comptant.
  8. 8
    Perdre ses cheveux, devenir chauve.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dégarnir une terrasse des arbres qui l’ombrageaient.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dégarnir"?
"dégarnir" is spelled D-É-G-A-R-N-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \de.ɡaʁ.niʁ\.
What does "dégarnir" mean?
As a verb, "dégarnir" means: Dépouiller de ce qui garnissait.
How do you pronounce "dégarnir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dégarnir" is \de.ɡaʁ.niʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dégarnir" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list