dépayser

\de.pe.i.ze\

/\de.pe.i.ze\/ verb

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The verdict

“dépayser” is uncommon French (frequency #92,669 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,669
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Faire sortir quelqu’un d’un pays pour qu’il en habite un autre.

Key facts for dépayser
PropertyValue
Headworddépayser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.pe.i.ze\
Letters8
Frequency rank#92,669
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dépayser” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). dépayser lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dépayser is uncommon French at frequency #92,669 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \de.pe.i.ze\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dépayser, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is dépayser, spelled D-É-P-A-Y-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faire sortir quelqu’un d’un pays pour qu’il en habite un autre.
  2. 2
    Dérouter, désorienter quelqu’un de façon qu’il ne sache plus où il est. Mettre une personne sur un sujet nouveau pour elle, sur des matières auxquelles elle n'est point préparée.
  3. 3
    Déplacer, placer hors de son contexte.
  4. 4
    Déplacer un procès dans une autre juridiction que celle où il doit être normalement tenu.

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 "dépayser"?
"dépayser" is spelled D-É-P-A-Y-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \de.pe.i.ze\.
What does "dépayser" mean?
As a verb, "dépayser" means: Faire sortir quelqu’un d’un pays pour qu’il en habite un autre.
How do you pronounce "dépayser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dépayser" is \de.pe.i.ze\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dépayser" come from?
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Using “dépayser”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-É-P-A-Y-S-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \de.pe.i.ze\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list