derechef
French, adverb/də.ʁ(ə).ʃɛf/
derechef is spelled D-E-R-E-C-H-E-F (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 68,913th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Derechef is a French adverb meaning “once more, anew” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Une seconde fois, de nouveau ; employé de façon emphatique, pour insister”.
What does derechef mean in English?
adverb
- 1
datedonce more, anew
- 2
immediately
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. Une seconde fois, de nouveau ; employé de façon emphatique, pour insister. 2. Immédiatement.
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.
How do you pronounce derechef?
- /də.ʁ(ə).ʃɛf/
- \də.ʁə.ʃɛf\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to derechef
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is derechef in French?
derechef appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).