dépérir

\de.pe.ʁiʁ\

/\de.pe.ʁiʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“dépérir” is uncommon French (frequency #52,641 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,641
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - S’affaiblir graduellement jusqu’à l’anéantissement total.

Key facts for dépérir
PropertyValue
Headworddépérir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.pe.ʁiʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#52,641
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dépérir” 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). dépérir lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

dépérir is uncommon French at frequency #52,641 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \de.pe.ʁiʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

dépérir has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is dépérir, spelled D-É-P-É-R-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    S’affaiblir graduellement jusqu’à l’anéantissement total.
  2. 2
    Se détériorer graduellement jusqu’à la ruine totale.
  3. 3
    Devenir plus faible avec le temps.

This word in other languages

decline(English)declinar(Español)

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 "dépérir"?
"dépérir" is spelled D-É-P-É-R-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \de.pe.ʁiʁ\.
What does "dépérir" mean?
As a verb, "dépérir" means: S’affaiblir graduellement jusqu’à l’anéantissement total.
How do you pronounce "dépérir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dépérir" is \de.pe.ʁiʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dépérir" come from?
"dépérir" 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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Using “dépérir”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is D-É-P-É-R-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \de.pe.ʁiʁ\ (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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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