désherber

\de.zɛʁ.be\

/\de.zɛʁ.be\/ verb

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The verdict

“désherber” is uncommon French (frequency #86,654 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,654
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Débarrasser des herbes.

Key facts for désherber
PropertyValue
Headworddésherber
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.zɛʁ.be\
Letters9
Frequency rank#86,654
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “désherber” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). désherber lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

désherber is uncommon French at frequency #86,654 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \de.zɛʁ.be\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for désherber, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is désherber, spelled D-É-S-H-E-R-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Débarrasser des herbes.
  2. 2
    Épandre un herbicide, un désherbant, sur une culture, un champ, une vigne, un verger, etc.
  3. 3
    Faire de la place dans une bibliothèque en éliminant des ouvrages, en renouvelant des collections, en faisant le tri dans les titres pour en accueillir de nouveau.

Antonyms

enherber

This word in other languages

weed(English)escardar(Español)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "désherber"?
"désherber" is spelled D-É-S-H-E-R-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \de.zɛʁ.be\.
What does "désherber" mean?
As a verb, "désherber" means: Débarrasser des herbes.
How do you pronounce "désherber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "désherber" is \de.zɛʁ.be\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "désherber" come from?
"désherber" 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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Using “désherber”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-É-S-H-E-R-B-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \de.zɛʁ.be\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list