déplorer

\de.plɔ.ʁe\

/\de.plɔ.ʁe\/ verb

The verdict

“déplorer” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,125. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,125
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Juger quelque chose digne d’une grande pitié, d’une grande compassion.

Corpus desk

Index FR-deplorer · déplorer · French

déplorer · rank #20,125 · 12 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,125
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH délibérations

Nearest frequency peer: délibérations (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « déplorer »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

déplorer vs déposer
75% similar
déplorer vs déployé
63% similar
déplorer vs dévorer
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for déplorer
PropertyValue
Headworddéplorer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.plɔ.ʁe\
Letters8
Frequency rank#20,125
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « déplorer »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.déplorerse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « délibérations » (#20,124), « détailler » (#20,126), « déguisée » (#20,123). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « déplorer » est au #20,125. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around déplorer (IPA \de.plɔ.ʁe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #20,125 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 déplorer, with forms such as "ddéplorer", "deplorer", and "dpélorer". 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. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "déposer", "déployé", "dévorer", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is déplorer, spelled D-É-P-L-O-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Juger quelque chose digne d’une grande pitié, d’une grande compassion.
  2. 2
    Regretter beaucoup.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je ne suis pas venu déplorer ce malheur avec Votre Grâce sans m’être efforcé d’y trouver un remède.
  2. Épouse Victor, ma Julie. Un jour tu déploreras amèrement sa nullité, son défaut d'ordre, son égoïsme, son indélicatesse, son ineptie en amour, et mille autres chagrins qui te viendront par lui.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddéplorer
  • deplorer
  • dpélorer
  • délporer
  • dépllorer
  • déploerr
  • déplorerr
  • déplorrer
  • déplroer
  • dépolrer
  • dépplorer
  • édplorer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of déplorer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddéplorer1deplorer1dpélorer2délporer2dépllorer1déploerr2déplorerr1déplorrer1
Edit distance from "déplorer"

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 "déplorer"?
"déplorer" is spelled D-É-P-L-O-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \de.plɔ.ʁe\.
What does "déplorer" mean?
As a verb, "déplorer" means: Juger quelque chose digne d’une grande pitié, d’une grande compassion.
What words are commonly confused with "déplorer"?
"déplorer" is commonly confused with "déposer", "déployé", "dévorer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "déplorer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "déplorer" is \de.plɔ.ʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "déplorer" come from?
"déplorer" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list