déraper

/\de.ʁa.pe\/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#38,772

in French word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

déraper is aFrenchverb. It means: Quitter prise sur le fond en parlant d’une ancre, ce qui a pour effet de faire dériver le navire. Pronounced \de.ʁa.pe\. Often confused with draper and dernier.

Key facts for déraper
PropertyValue
Headworddéraper
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.ʁa.pe\
Letters7
Frequency rank#38,772
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for déraper is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \de.ʁa.pe\. Corpus data places it at rank #38,772 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for déraper, with forms such as "ddéraper", "deraper", and "dréaper". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "draper", "dernier", "dérober", and more, 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 déraper, spelled D-É-R-A-P-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Quitter prise sur le fond en parlant d’une ancre, ce qui a pour effet de faire dériver le navire.
  2. 2
    Se déplacer latéralement, en parlant de la roue d'un véhicule en déplacement, par suite d’une insuffisance de son adhérence au sol, parce que celui-ci est glissant, ou que, dans un virage, la force centrifuge a exercé une action prépondérante.
  3. 3
    Glisser.
  4. 4
    Sortir de la mesure.
  5. 5
    Tenir des propos considérés comme choquants.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddéraper,deraper,dréaper,déarper,déraepr,déraperr,dérapper,dérapre,dérpaer,dérraper,édraper

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for déraper

Misspelling Variants of "déraper"

ddéraper8deraper7dréaper7déarper7déraepr7déraperr8dérapper8dérapre7
Misspelling Variants of "déraper"

Frequency rank: #38,772 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "déraper"?
"déraper" is spelled D-É-R-A-P-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \de.ʁa.pe\.
What does "déraper" mean?
As a verb, "déraper" means: Quitter prise sur le fond en parlant d’une ancre, ce qui a pour effet de faire dériver le navire.
What words are commonly confused with "déraper"?
"déraper" is commonly confused with "draper", "dernier", "dérober". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "déraper"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "déraper" is \de.ʁa.pe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "déraper" come from?
"déraper" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.