dépraver
\de.pʁa.ve\
The verdict
“dépraver” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Corrompre, pervertir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-depraver · dépraver · French
dépraver · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dépraver |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.pʁa.ve\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « dépraver » en français
Rare enough to double-check
dépraver is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.pʁa.ve\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Corrompre, pervertir.".
No misspelling variants are generated for dépraver in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is dépraver, spelled D-É-P-R-A-V-E-R.
Definition
- 1Corrompre, pervertir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dépraver appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pendant qu’elle le considérait, goûtant ainsi dans son irritation une sorte de volupté dépravée, Léon s’avança d’un pas. »
Dépraver les mœurs.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.