dégringolade
\de.ɡʁɛ̃.ɡɔ.lad\
The verdict
“dégringolade” has 19 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,467. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #48,467
- frequency rank, French
- 404,891
- “D” headwords
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de dégringoler.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dégringolade |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \de.ɡʁɛ̃.ɡɔ.lad\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #48,467 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dégringolade” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 19 spelling variants around dégringolade (IPA \de.ɡʁɛ̃.ɡɔ.lad\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,467 among 404,891 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for dégringolade, with forms such as "ddégringolade", "degringolade", and "dgéringolade". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. 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 headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is dégringolade, spelled D-É-G-R-I-N-G-O-L-A-D-E.
Definition
- 1Action de dégringoler.
- 2Ensemble des objets qui dégringolent ou qui ont dégringolé.
- 3Chute d’éléments divers, déchéance.
- 4Ensemble d'objets, vus du dessus, situés sur une pente raide ou dans une suite descendante.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddégringolade
- degringolade
- dgéringolade
- déggringolade
- dégirngolade
- dégrignolade
- dégringgolade
- dégringloade
- dégringoalde
- dégringoladde
- dégringolaed
- dégringoldae
- dégringollade
- dégrinngolade
- dégrinoglade
- dégrnigolade
- dégrringolade
- dérgingolade
- édgringolade
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dégringolade - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “dégringolade”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-É-G-R-I-N-G-O-L-A-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \de.ɡʁɛ̃.ɡɔ.lad\ (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.