détrempe

Name: détrempe, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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\de.tʁɑ̃p\

/\de.tʁɑ̃p\/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“détrempe” is an uncommon French word, ranked #80,154 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#80,154
frequency rank, French: 8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Couleur délayée avec de l’eau et de la colle et dont on se sert pour peindre.

Key facts for détrempe
Property	Value
Headword	détrempe
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\de.tʁɑ̃p\
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#80,154
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “détrempe” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). détrempe lands here:

#80,154

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for détrempe is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \de.tʁɑ̃p\. Corpus data places it at rank #80,154 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for détrempe in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is détrempe, spelled D-É-T-R-E-M-P-E.

Definition

1
Couleur délayée avec de l’eau et de la colle et dont on se sert pour peindre.
2
Pâte de farine mouillée d’un liquide aqueux.
3
Opération par laquelle on enlève la trempe de l’acier.
4
N'ayant que l'apparence de la réalité.

This word in other languages

tempera(English)temple(Español)Tempera(Deutsch)

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 "détrempe"?

"détrempe" is spelled D-É-T-R-E-M-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is \de.tʁɑ̃p\.

What does "détrempe" mean?

As a noun, "détrempe" means: Couleur délayée avec de l’eau et de la colle et dont on se sert pour peindre.

How do you pronounce "détrempe"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "détrempe" is \de.tʁɑ̃p\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "détrempe" come from?

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Using “détrempe”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct French spelling is D-É-T-R-E-M-P-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \de.tʁɑ̃p\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.