déplorable

/\de.plɔ.ʁabl\/ adj

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,865

in French word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

déplorable is anFrenchadj. It means: Digne qu'on pleure sur son sort ; digne de pitié. Pronounced \de.plɔ.ʁabl\. Often confused with déplorables.

Key facts for déplorable
PropertyValue
Headworddéplorable
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdj
IPA\de.plɔ.ʁabl\
Letters10
Frequency rank#15,865
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of déplorable in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for déplorable is 10 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \de.plɔ.ʁabl\. Corpus data places it at rank #15,865 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for déplorable, with forms such as "ddéplorable", "deplorable", and "dpélorable". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "déplorables", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is déplorable, spelled D-É-P-L-O-R-A-B-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Digne qu'on pleure sur son sort ; digne de pitié.
  2. 2
    Qui mérite d’être déploré, en parlant des choses.
  3. 3
    Qui est très mauvais.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddéplorable,deplorable,dpélorable,délporable,dépllorable,déploarble,déplorabble,déplorabel,déplorablle,déploralbe,déplorbale,déplorrable,déplroable,dépolrable,dépplorable,édplorable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for déplorable

Misspelling Variants of "déplorable"

ddéplorable11deplorable10dpélorable10délporable10dépllorable11déploarble10déplorabble11déplorabel10
Misspelling Variants of "déplorable"

Frequency rank: #15,865 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "déplorable"?
"déplorable" is spelled D-É-P-L-O-R-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \de.plɔ.ʁabl\.
What does "déplorable" mean?
As an adj, "déplorable" means: Digne qu'on pleure sur son sort ; digne de pitié.
What words are commonly confused with "déplorable"?
"déplorable" is commonly confused with "déplorables". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "déplorable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "déplorable" is \de.plɔ.ʁabl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "déplorable" come from?
"déplorable" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.