dégorger
\de.ɡɔʁ.ʒe\
The verdict
“dégorger” is uncommon French (frequency #86,643 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,643
- frequency rank, French
- 404,891
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Rendre un trop-plein de liquide.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dégorger |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.ɡɔʁ.ʒe\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #86,643 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dégorger” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
dégorger is uncommon French at frequency #86,643 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \de.ɡɔʁ.ʒe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 11 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for dégorger in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is dégorger, spelled D-É-G-O-R-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Rendre un trop-plein de liquide.
- 2Rendre un trop-plein d’objets quelconques.
- 3Faire rendre, aux sangsues, le sang qu’elles ont sucé.
- 4Débarrasser un passage de ce qui l’obstrue.
- 5Plonger du cuir dans l’eau courante pour en ôter les malpropretés.
- 6Fouler des laines, à l’eau claire pour les débarrasser du savon, de la terre, etc.
- 7Débarrasser un aliment de ce que l’on ne souhaite pas consommer : le sang d’une viande, certains goûts naturels, des impuretés.
- 8Enlever l’eau ou le sel présent dans un légume, une viande, un poisson.
- 9Éliminer les impuretés d’un vin.
- 10Aiguayer, en parlant du linge.
- 11Se vider, se débarrasser de quelque chose.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “dégorger”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-É-G-O-R-G-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \de.ɡɔʁ.ʒe\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.