dégueulis
\de.ɡø.li\
The verdict
“dégueulis” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vomi ; vomissure.
Corpus desk
Index FR-degueulis · dégueulis · French
dégueulis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | dégueulis |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \de.ɡø.li\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « dégueulis » en français
Rare enough to double-check
dégueulis is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.ɡø.li\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vomi ; vomissure.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dégueulis, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is dégueulis, spelled D-É-G-U-E-U-L-I-S.
Definition
- 1Vomi ; vomissure.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dégueulis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Quant à l'ambiance, elle est faite de visions terrifiantes, de hurlements de douleur, de dégueulis rosâtres, de vomissements d'injures, de transpirations gluantes, de gémissements épouvantables, de pourrissements vivants, de râles atroces, de décompositions lentes et de morts qui n'en finissent plus...
Un chauffeur de rickshaw me voyant à l'œuvre me fait signe que j'ai non seulement du dégueuli sur ma jambière de pantalon, mais aussi dans mon dos, sur mon pull-over.
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.