détoner
\de.tɔ.ne\
The verdict
“détoner” 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) - S’enflammer subitement avec bruit, faire explosion.
Corpus desk
Index FR-detoner · détoner · French
détoner · 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 | détoner |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.tɔ.ne\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « détoner » en français
Rare enough to double-check
détoner is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.tɔ.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "S’enflammer subitement avec bruit, faire explosion.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for détoner in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is détoner, spelled D-É-T-O-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1S’enflammer subitement avec bruit, faire explosion.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how détoner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Faire détoner de la poudre.
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.