dénoyer
\de.nwa.je\
The verdict
“dénoyer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Retirer l’eau qui ennoie (une galerie de mine, etc.).
Corpus desk
Index FR-denoyer · dénoyer · French
dénoyer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | dénoyer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.nwa.je\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « dénoyer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
dénoyer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.nwa.je\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Retirer l’eau qui ennoie (une galerie de mine, etc.).".
No generated misspelling entries exist for dénoyer in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is dénoyer, spelled D-É-N-O-Y-E-R.
Definition
- 1Retirer l’eau qui ennoie (une galerie de mine, etc.).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dénoyer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
S'il pleuvait on ouvrait des tranchées pour dénoyer les champs. S'il ne pleuvait pas, on versait des tonneaux d'eau afin de les dessoiffer...
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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.