dessalaison

\dɛ.sa.lɛ.zɔ̃\

/\dɛ.sa.lɛ.zɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dessalage.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dessalaison · dessalaison · French

dessalaison · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 dessalaison
PropertyValue
Headworddessalaison
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dɛ.sa.lɛ.zɔ̃\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « dessalaison » en français

dessalaisonn'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

dessalaison is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dɛ.sa.lɛ.zɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dessalage.".

Zero misspellings are on record for dessalaison in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is dessalaison, spelled D-E-S-S-A-L-A-I-S-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dessalage.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La dessalaison de l'eau de la mer est tellement liée avec la connaissance des matières, de l'eau de la mer , ou à son analyse , qu'il n'était guère possible de s'en former des idées justes sans cela. L'analyse de l'eau de la mer devait nécessairement précéder les entreprises pour sa dessalaison, ou les moyens pour la rendre potable.
  2. Cependant, ce processus de « dessalaison » du sol que nous avons décrit, sʼopère uniquement dans le cas où les Sousliks ont abandonné le terrier pour une raison quelconque et nʼy vivent plus.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dessalaison"?
"dessalaison" is spelled D-E-S-S-A-L-A-I-S-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \dɛ.sa.lɛ.zɔ̃\.
What does "dessalaison" mean?
As a noun, "dessalaison" means: Dessalage.
How do you pronounce "dessalaison"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dessalaison" is \dɛ.sa.lɛ.zɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dessalaison" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list