dégermanisation

\de.ʒɛʁ.ma.ni.za.sjɔ̃\

/\de.ʒɛʁ.ma.ni.za.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“dégermanisation” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire perdre son caractère allemand ou germanisé à.

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Index FR-degermanisation · dégermanisation · French

dégermanisation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-7 7 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 dégermanisation
PropertyValue
Headworddégermanisation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.ʒɛʁ.ma.ni.za.sjɔ̃\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « dégermanisation » en français

dégermanisationreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dégermanisation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.ʒɛʁ.ma.ni.za.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Faire perdre son caractère allemand ou germanisé à.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dégermanisation, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is dégermanisation, spelled D-É-G-E-R-M-A-N-I-S-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faire perdre son caractère allemand ou germanisé à.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’objectif de la France était d'ailleurs de procéder au plus vite à la dégermanisation du Cameroun. Le Père Jules Douvry fut confirmé administrateur apostolique du Cameroun durante bello le 3 février 1917. C’est à lui qu’incombait la responsabilité immédiate de remettre en état de fonctionnement dans la zone française les Missions catholiques fondées par…
  2. Les importations de théâtre français étaient significatives de cette volonté de dégermanisation qui est vraiment au cœur du mouvement national tchèque.

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 "dégermanisation"?
"dégermanisation" is spelled D-É-G-E-R-M-A-N-I-S-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \de.ʒɛʁ.ma.ni.za.sjɔ̃\.
What does "dégermanisation" mean?
As a noun, "dégermanisation" means: Faire perdre son caractère allemand ou germanisé à.
How do you pronounce "dégermanisation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dégermanisation" is \de.ʒɛʁ.ma.ni.za.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list