démanger
\de.mɑ̃.ʒe\
The verdict
“démanger” 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 éprouver une démangeaison.
Corpus desk
Index FR-demanger · démanger · French
démanger · 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 | démanger |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.mɑ̃.ʒe\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « démanger » en français
Rare enough to double-check
démanger is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.mɑ̃.ʒe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
démanger doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is démanger, spelled D-É-M-A-N-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Faire éprouver une démangeaison.
- 2Donner grande envie de faire quelque chose.
- 3Avoir envie de débattre, de combattre, etc.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how démanger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le bras lui démange. - Quand le temps vient à changer, sa plaie lui démange.
L'Orfèvre. – Bonsoir, voisin, le sang me démange ! il faut que j’aille au palais.
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.