dératé
French, noun/de.ʁa.te/
dératé is spelled D-É-R-A-T-É (6 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written French, the 129,327th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dératé is a French masculine noun meaning “a person who has undergone splenectomy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of dérater. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne dératée, à laquelle on a ôté la rate”.
What does dératé mean in English?
adjective
- 1
that has undergone splenectomy to improve its running
noun
- 1
masculinea person who has undergone splenectomy
verb
- 1
past participle of dérater
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a subi une ablation de la rate pour être plus agile à la course (en parlant d'un chien).
noun: 1. Personne dératée, à laquelle on a ôté la rate.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dératé
- dératée feminine
- dératés masculine plural
- dératées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dératé?
- /de.ʁa.te/
- \de.ʁa.te\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is dératé in French?
dératé appears about once in every 16 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).