démêlant
\de.mɛ.lɑ̃\
The verdict
“démêlant” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Qui démêle ou facilite le démêlage des cheveux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-demelant · démêlant · French
démêlant · 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 | démêlant |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \de.mɛ.lɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « démêlant » en français
Rare enough to double-check
démêlant is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \de.mɛ.lɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
démêlant doesn't appear in our generated misspelling 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, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is démêlant, spelled D-É-M-Ê-L-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1Qui démêle ou facilite le démêlage des cheveux.
- 2Qui démêle ou facilite le démêlage des poils d’animaux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how démêlant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un shampoing démêlant.
Une lotion démêlante.
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.