désennui
\de.zɑ̃.nɥi\
The verdict
“désennui” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Cessation de l'ennui.
Corpus desk
Index FR-desennui · désennui · French
désennui · 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 | désennui |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \de.zɑ̃.nɥi\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « désennui » en français
Rare enough to double-check
désennui is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.zɑ̃.nɥi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cessation de l'ennui.".
désennui has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is désennui, spelled D-É-S-E-N-N-U-I.
Definition
- 1Cessation de l'ennui.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how désennui appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Québec (Éditions de La Martinière), de Solange de Loisy et du photographe François Poche. C’est préfacé par Drucker. Ça se veut un abécédaire avec photos représentatives du pays. Conçu pour les Français. Le plus amusant : les mots choisis pour nous représenter, tels que « zigonner » (prendre son temps, s'efforcer) ou « désennui » (passe-temps).
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.