dégauchir
\de.ɡo.ʃiʁ\
The verdict
“dégauchir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rendre unie, droite la surface d’une pierre, d’une pièce de métal ou de menuiserie.
Corpus desk
Index FR-degauchir · dégauchir · French
dégauchir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | dégauchir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.ɡo.ʃiʁ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
dégauchir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.ɡo.ʃiʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dégauchir, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is dégauchir, spelled D-É-G-A-U-C-H-I-R.
Definition
- 1Rendre unie, droite la surface d’une pierre, d’une pièce de métal ou de menuiserie.
- 2Corriger la gaucherie.
- 3Trouver.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dégauchir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dégauchir une poutre.
Il arrive de sa province, le commerce du monde ne l’a pas encore dégauchi.
This word in other languages
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.