dérapement
\de.ʁap.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“dérapement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonyme de dérapage.
Corpus desk
Index FR-derapement · dérapement · French
dérapement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | dérapement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \de.ʁap.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « dérapement » en français
Rare enough to double-check
dérapement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.ʁap.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de dérapage.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dérapement, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is dérapement, spelled D-É-R-A-P-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Synonyme de dérapage.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dérapement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Gilliatt était parvenu à démonter l'arbre de roues dont les extrémités pouvaient faire obstacle et arrêter le dérapement.
ll sʼagit ici dʼune masse argileuse glissant sur un plan de dérapement et subissant peu de déformation en profondeur.
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.