désenculer

\de.zɑ̃.ky.le\

/\de.zɑ̃.ky.le\/ verb

The verdict

“désenculer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cesser d’enculer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-desenculer · désenculer · French

désenculer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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.

Key facts for désenculer
PropertyValue
Headworddésenculer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.zɑ̃.ky.le\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « désenculer » en français

désenculerreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

désenculer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.zɑ̃.ky.le\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cesser d’enculer.".

désenculer has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is désenculer, spelled D-É-S-E-N-C-U-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cesser d’enculer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how désenculer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Tout le monde se sauve, le type désenculé, froc à mi-cuisses, saute par-dessus des planches, trébuche.
  2. Je suis là pour que la marmaille désencule.

Antonyms

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 "désenculer"?
"désenculer" is spelled D-É-S-E-N-C-U-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \de.zɑ̃.ky.le\.
What does "désenculer" mean?
As a verb, "désenculer" means: Cesser d’enculer.
How do you pronounce "désenculer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "désenculer" is \de.zɑ̃.ky.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "désenculer" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list