dégeler

\deʒ.le\

/\deʒ.le\/ verb

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The verdict

“dégeler” is an uncommon French word, ranked #73,104 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#73,104
frequency rank, French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Faire qu’une chose qui était gelée cesse de l’être.

Key facts for dégeler
PropertyValue
Headworddégeler
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\deʒ.le\
Letters7
Frequency rank#73,104
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dégeler” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). dégeler lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for dégeler is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \deʒ.le\. Corpus data places it at rank #73,104 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for dégeler in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is dégeler, spelled D-É-G-E-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faire qu’une chose qui était gelée cesse de l’être.
  2. 2
    Faire cesser la réserve, la froideur que quelqu’un avait d’abord gardée.
  3. 3
    Cesser d’être gelé.
  4. 4
    Ne pas rester gelé.
  5. 5
    Sortir, dans les rapports sociaux, dans la conversation, de la réserve, de la froideur que l’on avait d’abord gardée par réserve ou par timidité.

This word in other languages

melt(English)deshelarse(Español)tauen(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dégeler"?
"dégeler" is spelled D-É-G-E-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \deʒ.le\.
What does "dégeler" mean?
As a verb, "dégeler" means: Faire qu’une chose qui était gelée cesse de l’être.
How do you pronounce "dégeler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dégeler" is \deʒ.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dégeler" come from?
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Using “dégeler”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-É-G-E-L-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \deʒ.le\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list