délinéer

\de.li.ne.e\

/\de.li.ne.e\/ verb

The verdict

“délinéer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Tracer le contour.

Corpus desk

Index FR-delineer · délinéer · French

délinéer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 délinéer
PropertyValue
Headworddélinéer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.li.ne.e\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « délinéer » en français

délinéersiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

délinéer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.li.ne.e\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tracer le contour.".

délinéer has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is délinéer, spelled D-É-L-I-N-É-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tracer le contour.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Quand on pense au génie si particulier déjà visible sur les premières monnaies celtes, en dépit de techniques adoptées de la Grèce, quand on songe à ce don de faire bouger la forme animale ou d'étirer et d'entrelacer les plantes, qui se retrouvera chez les enlumineurs et les imagiers de l'ère chrétienne, on ne doute pas que ces hommes eussent pu, s'ils l'…
  2. Poussière de craie, chiffrant un néant qui cherche à gonfler la bulle, la fine membrane blanche qui l'enclôt, délinéant une part de nuit obscure et contournée sur le fond d'une nuit d'asphalte plus vaste, ligne hâtive silhouettant une absence et que les passants indifférents crèvent, emportent et dispersent à la semelle de leurs souliers.

This word in other languages

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 "délinéer"?
"délinéer" is spelled D-É-L-I-N-É-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \de.li.ne.e\.
What does "délinéer" mean?
As a verb, "délinéer" means: Tracer le contour.
How do you pronounce "délinéer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "délinéer" is \de.li.ne.e\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "délinéer" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list