désinhibe

\de.zi.nib\

/\de.zi.nib\/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de désinhiber.

Corpus desk

Index FR-desinhibe · désinhibe · French

désinhibe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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.

Key facts for désinhibe
PropertyValue
Headworddésinhibe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.zi.nib\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « désinhibe » en français

désinhiben'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

désinhibe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.zi.nib\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for désinhibe in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is désinhibe, spelled D-É-S-I-N-H-I-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de désinhiber.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de désinhiber.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de désinhiber.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de désinhiber.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de désinhiber.

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 "désinhibe"?
"désinhibe" is spelled D-É-S-I-N-H-I-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is \de.zi.nib\.
What does "désinhibe" mean?
As a verb, "désinhibe" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de désinhiber.
How do you pronounce "désinhibe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "désinhibe" is \de.zi.nib\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "désinhibe" come from?
"désinhibe" 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