détaler
\de.ta.le\
The verdict
“détaler” 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) - Ôter, resserrer la marchandise qu’on avait étalée.
Corpus desk
Index FR-detaler · détaler · French
détaler · 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 | détaler |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.ta.le\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « détaler » en français
Rare enough to double-check
détaler is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.ta.le\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
détaler doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 détaler, spelled D-É-T-A-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Ôter, resserrer la marchandise qu’on avait étalée.
- 2Se retirer d’un endroit promptement, fuir, s’enfuir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how détaler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La foire est finie, les marchands ont détalé.
Quelques gazelles qui étaient en train d’y paître, effrayées par notre apparition subite, détalent comme le vent et disparaissent en un clin-d’œil.
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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.