demeurer en reste
\də.mœ.ʁe ɑ̃ ʁɛst\
The verdict
“demeurer en reste” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Être débiteur ; devoir rendre la pareille.
Corpus desk
Index FR-demeurer-en-reste · demeurer en reste · French
demeurer en reste · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | demeurer en reste |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \də.mœ.ʁe ɑ̃ ʁɛst\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
demeurer en reste is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \də.mœ.ʁe ɑ̃ ʁɛst\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Être débiteur ; devoir rendre la pareille.".
demeurer en reste has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is demeurer en reste, spelled D-E-M-E-U-R-E-R- -E-N- -R-E-S-T-E.
Definition
- 1Être débiteur ; devoir rendre la pareille.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how demeurer en reste appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Et c’est parce qu’il ne voulait pas demeurer en reste avec sa femme […] c’est par sottise, comme Ève par orgueil, qu’Adam, après Ève, a mordu dans la pomme, dont, pas plus qu’elle et moins encore, il n’avait envie, ni besoin.
Ne pas demeurer en reste avec quelqu’un : Ne plus rien devoir.
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.