délégitimiser

\de.le.ʒi.ti.mi.ze\

/\de.le.ʒi.ti.mi.ze\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire cesser d’être considéré comme légitime.

Corpus desk

Index FR-delegitimiser · délégitimiser · French

délégitimiser · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 délégitimiser
PropertyValue
Headworddélégitimiser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.le.ʒi.ti.mi.ze\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « délégitimiser » en français

délégitimisern'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

délégitimiser is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.le.ʒi.ti.mi.ze\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Faire cesser d’être considéré comme légitime.".

No misspelling variants are generated for délégitimiser in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 délégitimiser, spelled D-É-L-É-G-I-T-I-M-I-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faire cesser d’être considéré comme légitime.

Antonyms

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 "délégitimiser"?
"délégitimiser" is spelled D-É-L-É-G-I-T-I-M-I-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \de.le.ʒi.ti.mi.ze\.
What does "délégitimiser" mean?
As a verb, "délégitimiser" means: Faire cesser d’être considéré comme légitime.
How do you pronounce "délégitimiser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "délégitimiser" is \de.le.ʒi.ti.mi.ze\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "délégitimiser" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list