derb
\dɛʁp\
The verdict
“derb” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fort, énergique, vigoureux. Dur au contact, rêche.
Corpus desk
Index FR-derb · derb · French
derb · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | derb |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \dɛʁp\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
derb is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \dɛʁp\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for derb in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is derb, spelled D-E-R-B.
Definition
- 1Fort, énergique, vigoureux. Dur au contact, rêche.
- 2Grossier, rude, rustique, vulgaire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how derb appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie schüttelte meine Hand derb. - Elle me secoua la main énergiquement
Die Frucht ist noch derb. - Ce fruit n’est pas encore mûr
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.