dénigrer

/\de.ni.ɡʁe\/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,186

in French word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

dénigrer is aFrenchverb. It means: Entacher par son langage quelqu’un dans sa réputation. Pronounced \de.ni.ɡʁe\. Often confused with désirer and désigner.

Key facts for dénigrer
PropertyValue
Headworddénigrer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.ni.ɡʁe\
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,186
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of dénigrer in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for dénigrer is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \de.ni.ɡʁe\. Corpus data places it at rank #23,186 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for dénigrer, with forms such as "ddénigrer", "denigrer", and "dnéigrer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "désirer", "désigner", "denier", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is dénigrer, spelled D-É-N-I-G-R-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Entacher par son langage quelqu’un dans sa réputation.
  2. 2
    Déprécier, rabaisser une chose.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddénigrer,denigrer,dnéigrer,déingrer,déngirer,dénigerr,déniggrer,dénigrerr,dénigrre,dénigrrer,dénirger,dénnigrer,édnigrer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for dénigrer

Misspelling Variants of "dénigrer"

ddénigrer9denigrer8dnéigrer8déingrer8déngirer8dénigerr8déniggrer9dénigrerr9
Misspelling Variants of "dénigrer"

Frequency rank: #23,186 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dénigrer"?
"dénigrer" is spelled D-É-N-I-G-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \de.ni.ɡʁe\.
What does "dénigrer" mean?
As a verb, "dénigrer" means: Entacher par son langage quelqu’un dans sa réputation.
What words are commonly confused with "dénigrer"?
"dénigrer" is commonly confused with "désirer", "désigner", "denier". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dénigrer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dénigrer" is \de.ni.ɡʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dénigrer" come from?
"dénigrer" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Nearby French words

Other entries that begin with the letter D in our French index:

Explore PlainSpell

Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.