dégrèvement

\de.ɡʁɛv.mɑ̃\

/\de.ɡʁɛv.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“dégrèvement” is uncommon French (frequency #73,925 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,925
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de dégrever quelque chose ou quelqu’un.

Key facts for dégrèvement
PropertyValue
Headworddégrèvement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.ɡʁɛv.mɑ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#73,925
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dégrèvement” 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). dégrèvement lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

dégrèvement is uncommon French at frequency #73,925 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.ɡʁɛv.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action de dégrever quelque chose ou quelqu’un.".

No misspelling variants are generated for dégrèvement in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is dégrèvement, spelled D-É-G-R-È-V-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de dégrever quelque chose ou quelqu’un.

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 "dégrèvement"?
"dégrèvement" is spelled D-É-G-R-È-V-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \de.ɡʁɛv.mɑ̃\.
What does "dégrèvement" mean?
As a noun, "dégrèvement" means: Action de dégrever quelque chose ou quelqu’un.
How do you pronounce "dégrèvement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dégrèvement" is \de.ɡʁɛv.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dégrèvement" come from?
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Using “dégrèvement”

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

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