désunir
\de.zy.niʁ\
The verdict
“désunir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Séparer ce qui était uni.
Corpus desk
Index FR-desunir · désunir · French
désunir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | désunir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.zy.niʁ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « désunir » en français
Rare enough to double-check
désunir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.zy.niʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for désunir, 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.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 désunir, spelled D-É-S-U-N-I-R.
Definition
- 1Séparer ce qui était uni.
- 2Plus ordinairement, mettre en mésintelligence des personnes qui étaient unies de cœur.
- 3Rompre la régularité d'un mouvement.
- 4Perdre les allures du trot régulier, se perdre dans ses allures, en parlant d'un cheval de course de trot.
- 5…
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how désunir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Du dehors, à la clarté brutale de l'électricité, je pus apercevoir des couples se désunir et plusieurs individus se défaire, avec un geste brusque, de couteaux ou de revolvers.
C’est l’intérêt qui unit et désunit les princes.
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.