désabusé

\de.za.by.ze\

/\de.za.by.ze\/ adj

The verdict

“désabusé” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #34,512. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,512
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui a perdu ses illusions.

Corpus desk

Index FR-desabuse · désabusé · French

désabusé · rank #34,512 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,512
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 404,891
  • PHOTO-FINISH dégageant

Nearest frequency peer: dégageant (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “désabusé”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “désabusé” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for désabusé
PropertyValue
Headworddésabusé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\de.za.by.ze\
Letters8
Frequency rank#34,512
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “désabusé” 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). désabusé 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 12 spelling variants around désabusé (IPA \de.za.by.ze\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #34,512 among 404,891 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui a perdu ses illusions.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for désabusé, with forms such as "ddésabusé", "desabuse", and "dséabusé". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is désabusé, spelled D-É-S-A-B-U-S-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui a perdu ses illusions.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddésabusé
  • desabuse
  • dséabusé
  • déasbusé
  • désabbusé
  • désabsué
  • désabussé
  • désabués
  • désaubsé
  • désbausé
  • déssabusé
  • édsabusé

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of désabusé - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddésabusé1desabuse2dséabusé2déasbusé2désabbusé1désabsué2désabussé1désabués2
Edit distance from "désabusé"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "désabusé"?
"désabusé" is spelled D-É-S-A-B-U-S-É. The IPA pronunciation is \de.za.by.ze\.
What does "désabusé" mean?
As an adjective, "désabusé" means: Qui a perdu ses illusions.
What are common misspellings of "désabusé"?
Common misspellings include "ddésabusé", "desabuse", "dséabusé", "déasbusé", "désabbusé". The correct spelling is "désabusé".
How do you pronounce "désabusé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "désabusé" is \de.za.by.ze\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "désabusé" come from?
"désabusé" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "désabusé", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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