délaisse

Name: délaisse, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\de.lɛs\

/\de.lɛs\/ verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“délaisse” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,995. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,995
frequency rank, French: 5,307
“D” headwords: 10
tracked misspellings: 6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de délaisser.

Corpus desk

Index FR-delaisse · délaisse · French

délaisse · rank #30,995 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

FREQ-MID #30,995
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
VAR-MID 10 variants
BOOK-DENSE 5,307
PHOTO-FINISH délirante

Nearest frequency peer: délirante (+1 rank slots)

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.

défaveur

69,009
défectueuse

69,008
délaisse

69,006
délirante

69,005
dénigrement

69,004
désinfection

69,003

What this shows « délaisse » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

délaisse vs dépasse

75% similar

délaisse vs déplaise

75% similar

délaisse vs délaisser

89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for délaisse
Property	Value
Headword	délaisse
Language	French
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	\de.lɛs\
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#30,995
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	6
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « délaisse »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.délaissese place ici:

#30,995

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « délirante » (#30,996), « défectueuse » (#30,993), « dénigrement » (#30,997). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « délaisse » est au #30,995. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around délaisse (IPA \de.lɛs\), averb. Corpus frequency is #30,995 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for délaisse, with forms such as "ddélaisse", "delaisse", and "dléaisse". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "dépasse", "déplaise", "délaisser", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is délaisse, spelled D-É-L-A-I-S-S-E.

Definition

1
Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de délaisser.
2
Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de délaisser.
3
Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de délaisser.
4
Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de délaisser.
5
Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de délaisser.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ddélaisse
delaisse
dléaisse
déalisse
délaise
délaises
délasise
déliasse
déllaisse
édlaisse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of délaisse - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "délaisse"

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 "délaisse"?

"délaisse" is spelled D-É-L-A-I-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \de.lɛs\.

What does "délaisse" mean?

As a verb, "délaisse" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de délaisser.

What words are commonly confused with "délaisse"?

"délaisse" is commonly confused with "dépasse", "déplaise", "délaisser". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "délaisse"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "délaisse" is \de.lɛs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "délaisse" come from?

"délaisse" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "délaisse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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