dériver

\de.ʁi.ve\

/\de.ʁi.ve\/ verb

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The verdict

“dériver” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #25,632. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,632
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Détourner un cours d’eau.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dériver vs drive
71% similar
dériver vs driver
86% similar
dériver vs dévier
71% similar

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

Key facts for dériver
PropertyValue
Headworddériver
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.ʁi.ve\
Letters7
Frequency rank#25,632
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dériver” 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). dériver lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around dériver (IPA \de.ʁi.ve\), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,632 among 404,891 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for dériver, with forms such as "ddériver", "deriver", and "dréiver". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "drive", "driver", "dévier", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is dériver, spelled D-É-R-I-V-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Détourner un cours d’eau.
  2. 2
    Quitter un cours d’eau naturel ou un chenal.
  3. 3
    Tirer son origine de quelque part ; découler. → voir dérivé.
  4. 4
    Être issu par dérivation propre ou impropre. → voir dérivé.
  5. 5
    Trouver le rapport de l’accroissement d’une fonction à celui de la variable, quand la variable s’accroît d’une quantité de plus en plus petite. → voir dérivée.
  6. 6
    Sortir de ou être issu de quelque chose.
  7. 7
    Dévier de sa route, en parlant d’un vaisseau, sous la poussée du vent ou sous l’action d’un courant.
  8. 8
    S’écarter de sa direction, ne pas suivre une ligne droite.
  9. 9
    Détourner une cause morbide, l’attirer d’une partie dans une autre.
  10. 10
    Établir une connexion électrique en utilisant un circuit dérivé.

This word in other languages

divert(English)derivar(Español)ableiten(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddériver,deriver,dréiver,déirver,dérievr,dériverr,dérivre,dérivver,dérriver,dérvier,édriver

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dériver - 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.

ddériver1deriver1dréiver2déirver2dérievr2dériverr1dérivre2dérivver1
Edit distance from "dériver"

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 "dériver"?
"dériver" is spelled D-É-R-I-V-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \de.ʁi.ve\.
What does "dériver" mean?
As a verb, "dériver" means: Détourner un cours d’eau.
What words are commonly confused with "dériver"?
"dériver" is commonly confused with "drive", "driver", "dévier". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dériver"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dériver" is \de.ʁi.ve\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dériver" come from?
"dériver" 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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Using “dériver”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is D-É-R-I-V-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \de.ʁi.ve\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “drive” - see the side-by-side comparison. dériver vs drive
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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