déhaler
\de.a.le\
The verdict
“déhaler” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Souvent pronominal) Éloigner un navire en le tirant par ses amarres, pour gagner un lieu plus sûr ou le déplacer le long d’un quai.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dehaler · déhaler · French
déhaler · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | déhaler |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.a.le\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “déhaler” se place dans la fréquence du français
Rare enough to double-check
déhaler is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.a.le\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for déhaler, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is déhaler, spelled D-É-H-A-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1(Souvent pronominal) Éloigner un navire en le tirant par ses amarres, pour gagner un lieu plus sûr ou le déplacer le long d’un quai.
- 2Sortir quelqu’un de l’embarras.
- 3→ voir se déhaler.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how déhaler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Après, ils amenèrent des embarcations pour mouiller des ancres, essayer de se déhaler, en réunissant toutes leurs forces sur des amarres — une rude manœuvre qui dura dix heures d’affilée ; — et, le soir venu, le pauvre bateau, arrivé le matin si propre et pimpant, prenait déjà mauvaise figure, inondé, souillé, en plein désarroi.
Une drague (n° 2) a été déhâlée le 4 août, au kil. 4 pour marcher en draguant, vers le Mindi, avec 3 mètres de profondeur et un papillonnage de 30 mètres. Cet appareil a avancé de 93 mètres 35 en août, donnant 9,400 mètres cubes de déblais.
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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.
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