dégringouliner
\de.ɡʁɛ̃.ɡu.li.ne\
The verdict
“dégringouliner” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dégouliner, couler, glisser.
Corpus desk
Index FR-degringouliner · dégringouliner · French
dégringouliner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dégringouliner |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.ɡʁɛ̃.ɡu.li.ne\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
dégringouliner is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.ɡʁɛ̃.ɡu.li.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dégouliner, couler, glisser.".
dégringouliner has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is dégringouliner, spelled D-É-G-R-I-N-G-O-U-L-I-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Dégouliner, couler, glisser.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dégringouliner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La pluie dégringouline Sur les carreaux, Le brouillard dessine Des châteaux d’eau.
Il dégringouline de son piédestal, s’agite dans l’ombre, cherche, fouille, gratte.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.