dégénèrent

\de.ʒe.nɛʁ\

/\de.ʒe.nɛʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“dégénèrent” is uncommon French (frequency #53,917 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,917
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de dégénérer.

Key facts for dégénèrent
PropertyValue
Headworddégénèrent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.ʒe.nɛʁ\
Letters10
Frequency rank#53,917
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dégénèrent” 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). dégénèrent lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

dégénèrent is uncommon French at frequency #53,917 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \de.ʒe.nɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for dégénèrent in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 dégénèrent, spelled D-É-G-É-N-È-R-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de dégénérer.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du pluriel du subjonctif présent de dégénérer.

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 "dégénèrent"?
"dégénèrent" is spelled D-É-G-É-N-È-R-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \de.ʒe.nɛʁ\.
What does "dégénèrent" mean?
As a verb, "dégénèrent" means: Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de dégénérer.
How do you pronounce "dégénèrent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dégénèrent" is \de.ʒe.nɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dégénèrent" come from?
"dégénèrent" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “dégénèrent”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is D-É-G-É-N-È-R-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \de.ʒe.nɛʁ\ (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

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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