dépannage

Name: dépannage, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\de.pa.naʒ\

/\de.pa.naʒ\/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“dépannage” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,924. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,924
frequency rank, French: 5,307
“D” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action qui consiste à réparer, remettre en service, une machine, un appareil, un outil.

Corpus desk

Index FR-depannage · dépannage · French

dépannage · rank #28,924 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #28,924
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-DENSE 5,307
PHOTO-FINISH déconnecter

Nearest frequency peer: déconnecter (-1 rank slots)

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.

dommageable

71,080
débattue

71,079
déconnecter

71,078
dépannage

71,077
dépressive

71,076
députation

71,075

What this shows « dépannage » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Key facts for dépannage
Property	Value
Headword	dépannage
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\de.pa.naʒ\
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#28,924
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « dépannage »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).dépannagese place ici:

#28,924

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « déconnecter » (#28,923), « dépressive » (#28,925), « débattue » (#28,922). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « dépannage » est au #28,924. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around dépannage (IPA \de.pa.naʒ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,924 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for dépannage, with forms such as "ddépannage", "depannage", and "dpéannage". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is dépannage, spelled D-É-P-A-N-N-A-G-E.

Definition

1
Action qui consiste à réparer, remettre en service, une machine, un appareil, un outil.
2
Protocole d'assistance proposé à l'utilisateur d’un logiciel ou d'un matériel pour lui permettre de résoudre une difficulté d'emploi ou de faire face à une défaillance technique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how dépannage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Un certain nombre d’établissements ont établi une permanence de dépannage dans les principales villes de l’Hérault.

This word in other languages

troubleshooting(English)Pannenhilfe(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ddépannage
depannage
dpéannage
déapnnage
dépanage
dépanange
dépannaeg
dépannagge
dépanngae
dépnanage
déppannage
édpannage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dépannage - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "dépannage"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dépannage"?

"dépannage" is spelled D-É-P-A-N-N-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \de.pa.naʒ\.

What does "dépannage" mean?

As a noun, "dépannage" means: Action qui consiste à réparer, remettre en service, une machine, un appareil, un outil.

What are common misspellings of "dépannage"?

Common misspellings include "ddépannage", "depannage", "dpéannage", "déapnnage", "dépanage". The correct spelling is "dépannage".

How do you pronounce "dépannage"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dépannage" is \de.pa.naʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "dépannage" come from?

"dépannage" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dépannage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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