dégueux

\de.ɡø\

/\de.ɡø\/ adj

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The verdict

“dégueux” is uncommon French (frequency #72,273 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,273
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de dégueu.

Key facts for dégueux
PropertyValue
Headworddégueux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\de.ɡø\
Letters7
Frequency rank#72,273
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dégueux” 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). dégueux 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

dégueux is uncommon French at frequency #72,273 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \de.ɡø\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Masculin pluriel de dégueu.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dégueux, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is dégueux, spelled D-É-G-U-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de dégueu.

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 "dégueux"?
"dégueux" is spelled D-É-G-U-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \de.ɡø\.
What does "dégueux" mean?
As an adjective, "dégueux" means: Masculin pluriel de dégueu.
How do you pronounce "dégueux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dégueux" is \de.ɡø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dégueux" come from?
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Using “dégueux”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is D-É-G-U-E-U-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \de.ɡø\ (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