désavoir
\de.sa.vwaʁ\
The verdict
“désavoir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ne plus savoir, oublier.
Corpus desk
Index FR-desavoir · désavoir · French
désavoir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | désavoir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.sa.vwaʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « désavoir » en français
Rare enough to double-check
désavoir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.sa.vwaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ne plus savoir, oublier.".
Zero misspellings are on record for désavoir in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is désavoir, spelled D-É-S-A-V-O-I-R.
Definition
- 1Ne plus savoir, oublier.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how désavoir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
« Nous savons, dit Jakobson, mais nous ne voyons pas ». En obligeant le lecteur à décrypter pas à pas, vous l'amenez à désavoir pour voir.
Il a aidé l'autre à désavoir, à relativiser l'absolu, à désapprendre ce qu'il croyait savoir, y compris sur lui-même.
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.