déguisent

\de.ɡiz\

/\de.ɡiz\/ verb

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The verdict

“déguisent” is uncommon French (frequency #59,238 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,238
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de déguiser.

Key facts for déguisent
PropertyValue
Headworddéguisent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.ɡiz\
Letters9
Frequency rank#59,238
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “déguisent” 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). déguisent 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

déguisent is uncommon French at frequency #59,238 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \de.ɡiz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for déguisent, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is déguisent, spelled D-É-G-U-I-S-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de déguiser.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent du subjonctif de déguiser.

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 "déguisent"?
"déguisent" is spelled D-É-G-U-I-S-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \de.ɡiz\.
What does "déguisent" mean?
As a verb, "déguisent" means: Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de déguiser.
How do you pronounce "déguisent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "déguisent" is \de.ɡiz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "déguisent" come from?
"déguisent" 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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Using “déguisent”

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

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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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