délisser
\de.li.se\
The verdict
“délisser” 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) - Faire perdre à quelque chose son caractère lisse.
Corpus desk
Index FR-delisser · délisser · French
délisser · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | délisser |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.li.se\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « délisser » en français
Rare enough to double-check
délisser is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.li.se\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
délisser has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is délisser, spelled D-É-L-I-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Faire perdre à quelque chose son caractère lisse.
- 2Trier les feuilles de papier, les chiffons.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how délisser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Délisser les cheveux.
On a soin de faire sécher les chiffons avant de les employer ; ensuite on les délisse ; et ce sont des femmes qui sont chargées de cette opération… elles s'occupent à découdre avec un grand couteau les ourlets, à nettoyer les ordures, enfin à séparer les différentes qualités.
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.