described
\dəˈskɹaɪbd\
The verdict
“described” is uncommon French (frequency #97,852 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,852
- frequency rank, French
- 404,891
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Prétérit du verbe to describe.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | described |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \dəˈskɹaɪbd\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #97,852 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “described” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
described is uncommon French at frequency #97,852 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \dəˈskɹaɪbd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for described in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is described, spelled D-E-S-C-R-I-B-E-D.
Definition
- 1Prétérit du verbe to describe.
- 2Participe passé du verbe to describe.
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.
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Using “described”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-E-S-C-R-I-B-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \dəˈskɹaɪbd\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.