désiriez
\de.zi.ʁje\
The verdict
“désiriez” is uncommon French (frequency #77,459 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,459
- frequency rank, French
- 404,891
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de désirer.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | désiriez |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.zi.ʁje\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #77,459 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “désiriez” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
désiriez is uncommon French at frequency #77,459 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \de.zi.ʁje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for désiriez in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is désiriez, spelled D-É-S-I-R-I-E-Z.
Definition
- 1Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de désirer.
- 2Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent du subjonctif de désirer.
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 “désiriez”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-É-S-I-R-I-E-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \de.zi.ʁje\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.