dérègle

\de.ʁɛɡl\

/\de.ʁɛɡl\/ verb

The verdict

“dérègle” is an uncommon French word, ranked #73,940 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#73,940
frequency rank, French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dérégler.

Key facts for dérègle
PropertyValue
Headworddérègle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.ʁɛɡl\
Letters7
Frequency rank#73,940
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dérègle” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). dérègle lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for dérègle is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \de.ʁɛɡl\. Corpus data places it at rank #73,940 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.

No misspelling variants are generated for dérègle in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is dérègle, spelled D-É-R-È-G-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dérégler.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dérégler.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de dérégler.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de dérégler.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de dérégler.

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 "dérègle"?
"dérègle" is spelled D-É-R-È-G-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \de.ʁɛɡl\.
What does "dérègle" mean?
As a verb, "dérègle" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dérégler.
How do you pronounce "dérègle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dérègle" is \de.ʁɛɡl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dérègle" come from?
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Using “dérègle”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-É-R-È-G-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \de.ʁɛɡl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list