désinciter
\de.zɛ̃.si.te\
The verdict
“désinciter” 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) - Manquer ou retirer les incitations à faire quelque chose, inciter à ne pas faire quelque chose.
Corpus desk
Index FR-desinciter · désinciter · French
désinciter · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | désinciter |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.zɛ̃.si.te\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « désinciter » en français
Rare enough to double-check
désinciter is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.zɛ̃.si.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Manquer ou retirer les incitations à faire quelque chose, inciter à ne pas faire quelque chose.".
désinciter has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is désinciter, spelled D-É-S-I-N-C-I-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Manquer ou retirer les incitations à faire quelque chose, inciter à ne pas faire quelque chose.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how désinciter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Affirmant avoir voulu “privilégier la sécurité” et s’assurer un “retour”, Christine Lagarde a expliqué avoir “facturé des taux d’intérêts progressifs, construits pour désinciter les banques à utiliser l’État comme financeur et les conduire à revenir à un fonctionnement normal”.
La première démarche permettant de désinciter l’offre illégale sur internet est de rendre l’offre numérique légale plus attractive […] en termes de facilité d’utilisation, de disponibilité et de prix.
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.