délayage

\de.lɛ.jaʒ\

/\de.lɛ.jaʒ\/ noun

The verdict

“délayage” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de délayer ou état de ce qui est délayé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-delayage · délayage · French

délayage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for délayage
PropertyValue
Headworddélayage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.lɛ.jaʒ\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « délayage » en français

délayagen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

délayage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.lɛ.jaʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action de délayer ou état de ce qui est délayé.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for délayage, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is délayage, spelled D-É-L-A-Y-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de délayer ou état de ce qui est délayé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how délayage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le délayage des couleurs.
  2. Le délayage consiste à dissoudre dans un liquide un élément soluble ou à y mélanger une masse de farine ou de tout petits corps solides et insolubles, comme des grumeaux.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "délayage"?
"délayage" is spelled D-É-L-A-Y-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \de.lɛ.jaʒ\.
What does "délayage" mean?
As a noun, "délayage" means: Action de délayer ou état de ce qui est délayé.
How do you pronounce "délayage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "délayage" is \de.lɛ.jaʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "délayage" come from?
"délayage" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list