dérobard
\de.ʁɔ.baʁ\
The verdict
“dérobard” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Se dit d'un cheval peureux qui se dérobe brusquement et impétueusement aux obstacles, aux accidents de terrain, qu'il pourrait pourtant franchir, et qui est, de ce fait, imprévisible et dangereux.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dérobard |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \de.ʁɔ.baʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dérobard” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
dérobard is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \de.ʁɔ.baʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se dit d'un cheval peureux qui se dérobe brusquement et impétueusement aux obstacles, aux accidents de terrain, qu'il pourrait pourtant franchir, et qui est, de ce fait, imprévisible et dangereux.".
dérobard has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is dérobard, spelled D-É-R-O-B-A-R-D.
Definition
- 1Se dit d'un cheval peureux qui se dérobe brusquement et impétueusement aux obstacles, aux accidents de terrain, qu'il pourrait pourtant franchir, et qui est, de ce fait, imprévisible et dangereux.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "dérobard"?
What does "dérobard" mean?
How do you pronounce "dérobard"?
What language does "dérobard" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “dérobard”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-É-R-O-B-A-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \de.ʁɔ.baʁ\ (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.