détrempe

\de.tʁɑ̃p\

/\de.tʁɑ̃p\/ noun

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The verdict

“détrempe” is uncommon French (frequency #80,154 among 5,307 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,154
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Couleur délayée avec de l’eau et de la colle et dont on se sert pour peindre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-detrempe · détrempe · French

détrempe · rank #80,154 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,154
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH détrempée

Nearest frequency peer: détrempée (+1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “détrempe”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “détrempe” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for détrempe
PropertyValue
Headworddétrempe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.tʁɑ̃p\
Letters8
Frequency rank#80,154
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “détrempe” se place dans la fréquence du français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).détrempese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « détrempée » (#80,155), « désinfecte » (#80,152), « déviés » (#80,157). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

détrempe is uncommon French at frequency #80,154 among 5,307 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.tʁɑ̃p\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La détrempe s’efface, s’enlève aisément avec de l’eau.
  2. Ce tableau n’est pas peint a l’huile, il n’est qu’en détrempe.

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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "détrempe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list