désintox
\de.zɛ̃.tɔks\
The verdict
“désintox” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #48,473 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #48,473
- frequency rank, French
- 8
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Désintoxication, traitement contre la dépendance à la drogue ou à l’alcool.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | désintox |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \de.zɛ̃.tɔks\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #48,473 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “désintox” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for désintox is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \de.zɛ̃.tɔks\. Corpus data places it at rank #48,473 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for désintox, with forms such as "ddésintox", "desintox", and "dséintox". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is désintox, spelled D-É-S-I-N-T-O-X.
Definition
- 1Désintoxication, traitement contre la dépendance à la drogue ou à l’alcool.
- 2Séjour en centre spécialisé pour y subir une cure de désintoxication.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddésintox,desintox,dséintox,déisntox,désinntox,désinotx,désintoxx,désinttox,désintxo,désitnox,désnitox,déssintox,édsintox
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of désintox - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “désintox”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-É-S-I-N-T-O-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \de.zɛ̃.tɔks\ (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
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.