dégâter
\de.ɡɑ.te\
The verdict
“dégâter” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Salir, tacher, emmerder.
Corpus desk
Index FR-degater · dégâter · French
dégâter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | dégâter |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.ɡɑ.te\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « dégâter » en français
Rare enough to double-check
dégâter is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.ɡɑ.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for dégâter in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is dégâter, spelled D-É-G-Â-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Salir, tacher, emmerder.
- 2Ravager, dévaster.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dégâter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
— Gendarme Combaluzier, avez-vous ciré vos godasses ? — Oui, brigadier. — Alors veillez à ne pas les dégâter dans quelque colombin.
DIVASTARE v. a. dévaster, désoler, ravager, dégâter
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.