délister

\de.lis.te\

/\de.lis.te\/ verb

The verdict

“délister” 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) - Retirer l’élément d’une liste, en particulier un médicament d’une liste réglementaire, ou un site internet de l’index d’un moteur de recherche.

Corpus desk

Index FR-delister · délister · French

délister · 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.

Key facts for délister
PropertyValue
Headworddélister
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.lis.te\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « délister » en français

délistern'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

délister is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.lis.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Retirer l’élément d’une liste, en particulier un médicament d’une liste réglementaire, ou un site internet de l’index d’un moteur de recherche.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for délister, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is délister, spelled D-É-L-I-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Retirer l’élément d’une liste, en particulier un médicament d’une liste réglementaire, ou un site internet de l’index d’un moteur de recherche.

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 "délister"?
"délister" is spelled D-É-L-I-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \de.lis.te\.
What does "délister" mean?
As a verb, "délister" means: Retirer l’élément d’une liste, en particulier un médicament d’une liste réglementaire, ou un site internet de l’index d’un moteur de recherche.
How do you pronounce "délister"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "délister" is \de.lis.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "délister" come from?
"délister" 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