dégringolade

\de.ɡʁɛ̃.ɡɔ.lad\

/\de.ɡʁɛ̃.ɡɔ.lad\/ noun

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
5,307
“D” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de dégringoler.

Corpus desk

Index FR-degringolade · dégringolade · French

dégringolade · rank #48,467 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,467
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH défricher

Nearest frequency peer: défricher (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « dégringolade »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « dégringolade » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dégringolade
PropertyValue
Headworddégringolade
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.ɡʁɛ̃.ɡɔ.lad\
Letters12
Frequency rank#48,467
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « dégringolade »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).dégringoladese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « défricher » (#48,466), « déloyal » (#48,468), « défilement » (#48,465). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « dégringolade » est au #48,467. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around dégringolade (IPA \de.ɡʁɛ̃.ɡɔ.lad\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,467 among 5,307 “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

  1. 1
    Action de dégringoler.
  2. 2
    Ensemble des objets qui dégringolent ou qui ont dégringolé.
  3. 3
    Chute d’éléments divers, déchéance.
  4. 4
    Ensemble d'objets, vus du dessus, situés sur une pente raide ou dans une suite descendante.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Au milieu de toutes ces impressions, un espoir subsistait : il finirait fatalement par descendre quelque part, et alors, s’il ne s’écrasait pas dans la dégringolade, quelqu’un ou quelque société peut-être le réexpédierait, lui et le ballon, en Angleterre :[…].
  2. Mais le mal est si avancé que, souvent, des dégringolades de cailloux emportent les jeunes plants.

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.

ddégringolade1degringolade1dgéringolade2déggringolade1dégirngolade2dégrignolade2dégringgolade1dégringloade2
Edit distance from "dégringolade"

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 "dégringolade"?
"dégringolade" is spelled D-É-G-R-I-N-G-O-L-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \de.ɡʁɛ̃.ɡɔ.lad\.
What does "dégringolade" mean?
As a noun, "dégringolade" means: Action de dégringoler.
What are common misspellings of "dégringolade"?
Common misspellings include "ddégringolade", "degringolade", "dgéringolade", "déggringolade", "dégirngolade". The correct spelling is "dégringolade".
How do you pronounce "dégringolade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dégringolade" is \de.ɡʁɛ̃.ɡɔ.lad\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dégringolade" come from?
"dégringolade" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dégringolade", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list