déraper

\de.ʁa.pe\

/\de.ʁa.pe\/ verb

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The verdict

“déraper” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #38,772. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,772
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Quitter prise sur le fond en parlant d’une ancre, ce qui a pour effet de faire dériver le navire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-deraper · déraper · French

déraper · rank #38,772 · 11 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,772
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH désireuse

Nearest frequency peer: désireuse (+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 « déraper »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « déraper » 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).

déraper vs draper
86% similar
déraper vs dernier
57% similar
déraper vs dérober
71% similar

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

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)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « déraper »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.déraperse 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 « désireuse » (#38,773), « dérangée » (#38,770), « désirons » (#38,774). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « déraper » est au #38,772. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around déraper (IPA \de.ʁa.pe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #38,772 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for déraper, with forms such as "ddéraper", "deraper", and "dréaper". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "draper", "dernier", "dérober", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is déraper, spelled D-É-R-A-P-E-R.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Demain à bord, fit-il. Avant midi. Qu’on y soit ou qu’on n’y soit pas, je dérape.
  2. Une nuit, vers 1 heure du matin, les rafales de vent se firent plus violentes et je fus réveillé par le bruit de mon ancre dérapant sur le fond.

This word in other languages

skid(English)resbalar(Español)schleudern(Deutsch)derrapar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddéraper
  • deraper
  • dréaper
  • déarper
  • déraepr
  • déraperr
  • dérapper
  • dérapre
  • dérpaer
  • dérraper
  • édraper

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of déraper - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddéraper1deraper1dréaper2déarper2déraepr2déraperr1dérapper1dérapre2
Edit distance from "déraper"

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 "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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dévolue#38,775encourt#38,781enduits#38,782drainer#38,758

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

dockers11 variantsFabrizio11 variantsdevinette11 variantscouvreur11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list