dégraisser
\de.ɡʁe.se\
The verdict
“dégraisser” is uncommon French (frequency #64,396 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,396
- frequency rank, French
- 404,891
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Débarrasser de sa graisse un animal de boucherie.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dégraisser |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.ɡʁe.se\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #64,396 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dégraisser” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
dégraisser is uncommon French at frequency #64,396 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \de.ɡʁe.se\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
dégraisser has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is dégraisser, spelled D-É-G-R-A-I-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Débarrasser de sa graisse un animal de boucherie.
- 2Produire le mauvais effet que les torrents et les ravines d’eau font sur les terres labourables, en emportant ce qu’il y a de plus propre à les rendre fertiles.
- 3Débarrasser de la couche graisseuse un aliment qu’on fait cuire.
- 4Ôter au vin, au moyen de quelque traitement, la mauvaise qualité qu’il contracte en tournant à la graisse.
- 5Nettoyer ce qui est enduit de matière grasse ou d'hydrocarbures visqueux.
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 “dégraisser”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-É-G-R-A-I-S-S-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \de.ɡʁe.se\ (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.