désépaissir

\de.ze.pɛ.siʁ\

/\de.ze.pɛ.siʁ\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rendre moins épais.

Corpus desk

Index FR-desepaissir · désépaissir · French

désépaissir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 désépaissir
PropertyValue
Headworddésépaissir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.ze.pɛ.siʁ\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « désépaissir » en français

désépaissirn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

désépaissir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.ze.pɛ.siʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rendre moins épais.".

Zero misspellings are on record for désépaissir in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is désépaissir, spelled D-É-S-É-P-A-I-S-S-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rendre moins épais.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. L'ombre se décolore et se désépaissit, Et d'instant en instant l'horizon s'éclaircit.

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 "désépaissir"?
"désépaissir" is spelled D-É-S-É-P-A-I-S-S-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \de.ze.pɛ.siʁ\.
What does "désépaissir" mean?
As a verb, "désépaissir" means: Rendre moins épais.
How do you pronounce "désépaissir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "désépaissir" is \de.ze.pɛ.siʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "désépaissir" come from?
"désépaissir" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list