dépersonnalisation

\de.pɛʁ.sɔ.na.li.za.sjɔ̃\

/\de.pɛʁ.sɔ.na.li.za.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“dépersonnalisation” is uncommon French (frequency #93,707 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,707
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action et résultat de l’action de dépersonnaliser, d’enlever ce qui constitue la personnalité de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose.

Key facts for dépersonnalisation
PropertyValue
Headworddépersonnalisation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.pɛʁ.sɔ.na.li.za.sjɔ̃\
Letters18
Frequency rank#93,707
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dépersonnalisation” 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). dépersonnalisation lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

dépersonnalisation is uncommon French at frequency #93,707 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.pɛʁ.sɔ.na.li.za.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

dépersonnalisation has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is dépersonnalisation, spelled D-É-P-E-R-S-O-N-N-A-L-I-S-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action et résultat de l’action de dépersonnaliser, d’enlever ce qui constitue la personnalité de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose.
  2. 2
    Action et résultat de l’action de dépersonnaliser, de supprimer le lien à la personne physique.
  3. 3
    Sensation, tant sur le plan physique que psychique, de perte de la réalité et de l’intégrité corporelle, donnant l’impression d’être étranger et extérieur à soi-même.

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 "dépersonnalisation"?
"dépersonnalisation" is spelled D-É-P-E-R-S-O-N-N-A-L-I-S-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \de.pɛʁ.sɔ.na.li.za.sjɔ̃\.
What does "dépersonnalisation" mean?
As a noun, "dépersonnalisation" means: Action et résultat de l’action de dépersonnaliser, d’enlever ce qui constitue la personnalité de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose.
How do you pronounce "dépersonnalisation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dépersonnalisation" is \de.pɛʁ.sɔ.na.li.za.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dépersonnalisation" come from?
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Using “dépersonnalisation”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is D-É-P-E-R-S-O-N-N-A-L-I-S-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \de.pɛʁ.sɔ.na.li.za.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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