désoler

\de.zɔ.le\

/\de.zɔ.le\/ verb

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The verdict

“désoler” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #39,770. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,770
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Transformer en solitude une région, une ville, en y exerçant des ravages.

Corpus desk

Index FR-desoler · désoler · French

désoler · rank #39,770 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,770
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH désinvolture

Nearest frequency peer: désinvolture (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « désoler »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « désoler » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

désoler vs dévorer
71% similar
désoler vs désolés
71% similar
désoler vs dévoiler
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for désoler
PropertyValue
Headworddésoler
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.zɔ.le\
Letters7
Frequency rank#39,770
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « désoler »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.désolerse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « désinvolture » (#39,769), « déterminantes » (#39,771), « désinfecter » (#39,768). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « désoler » est au #39,770. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around désoler (IPA \de.zɔ.le\), averb. Corpus frequency is #39,770 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for désoler, with forms such as "ddésoler", "desoler", and "dséoler". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dévorer", "désolés", "dévoiler", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is désoler, spelled D-É-S-O-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Transformer en solitude une région, une ville, en y exerçant des ravages.
  2. 2
    Frapper d’une grande affliction.
  3. 3
    Se livrer à une grande affliction.
  4. 4
    Se laisser aller à une simple contrariété, à un désagrément.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how désoler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ils s’endorment , tandis que les bestiaux abandonnés tombent dans les rivières, les précipices et les marais, vont dans les empouilles et les désolent.
  2. Les environs d’Étampes étaient désolés par les exploits d’un successeur, ou plutôt d’un rival de Cartouche et de Poulailler, qui, pour l’audace, paraissait devoir suivre les traces de ses prédécesseurs.

This word in other languages

desolate(English)afligir(Español)bekümmern(Deutsch)acabrunhar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddésoler
  • desoler
  • dséoler
  • déosler
  • désloer
  • désoelr
  • désolerr
  • désoller
  • désolre
  • déssoler
  • édsoler

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of désoler - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddésoler1desoler1dséoler2déosler2désloer2désoelr2désolerr1désoller1
Edit distance from "désoler"

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 "désoler"?
"désoler" is spelled D-É-S-O-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \de.zɔ.le\.
What does "désoler" mean?
As a verb, "désoler" means: Transformer en solitude une région, une ville, en y exerçant des ravages.
What words are commonly confused with "désoler"?
"désoler" is commonly confused with "dévorer", "désolés", "dévoiler". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "désoler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "désoler" is \de.zɔ.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "désoler" come from?
"désoler" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "désoler", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

enfouie#39,778dégages#39,759erronés#39,786espères#39,788

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

enverrais11 variantsdressant11 variantsdragueur11 variantsdissuasif11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list