déshabiller

/\de.za.bi.je\/ verb

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,792

in French word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

déshabiller is aFrenchverb. It means: Dépouiller (quelqu’un) des habits dont il est vêtu. Pronounced \de.za.bi.je\. Often confused with déshabillé.

Key facts for déshabiller
PropertyValue
Headworddéshabiller
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.za.bi.je\
Letters11
Frequency rank#27,792
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of déshabiller in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for déshabiller is 11 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \de.za.bi.je\. Corpus data places it at rank #27,792 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for déshabiller, with forms such as "ddéshabiller", "deshabiller", and "dséhabiller". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "déshabillé", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is déshabiller, spelled D-É-S-H-A-B-I-L-L-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dépouiller (quelqu’un) des habits dont il est vêtu.
  2. 2
    Révéler par des propos médisants les défauts, les vices des autres.
  3. 3
    Mettre les murs à nu dans un local, enlever tous les éléments amovibles, les décors, les lambris, les plinthes, les faux plafonds, l’appareillage électrique, etc.
  4. 4
    Enlever ses vêtements.
  5. 5
    Enlever ses vêtements de fonction, en parlant d’un ecclésiastique qui quitte ses vêtements sacerdotaux, d’un avocat, d’un magistrat qui quitte sa robe, d’un acteur qui quitte son costume de théâtre, etc.
  6. 6
    Quitter son habit de ville pour se mettre plus à son aise.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddéshabiller,deshabiller,dséhabiller,déhsabiller,désahbiller,déshabbiller,déshabilelr,déshabiler,déshabillerr,déshabillre,déshabliler,déshaibller,déshbailler,déshhabiller,désshabiller,édshabiller

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for déshabiller

Misspelling Variants of "déshabiller"

ddéshabiller12deshabiller11dséhabiller11déhsabiller11désahbiller11déshabbiller12déshabilelr11déshabiler10
Misspelling Variants of "déshabiller"

Frequency rank: #27,792 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "déshabiller"?
"déshabiller" is spelled D-É-S-H-A-B-I-L-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \de.za.bi.je\.
What does "déshabiller" mean?
As a verb, "déshabiller" means: Dépouiller (quelqu’un) des habits dont il est vêtu.
What words are commonly confused with "déshabiller"?
"déshabiller" is commonly confused with "déshabillé". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "déshabiller"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "déshabiller" is \de.za.bi.je\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "déshabiller" come from?
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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.