détromper
\de.tʁɔ̃.pe\
The verdict
“détromper” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tirer quelqu’un de l’erreur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-detromper · détromper · French
détromper · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | détromper |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.tʁɔ̃.pe\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « détromper » en français
Rare enough to double-check
détromper is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.tʁɔ̃.pe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tirer quelqu’un de l’erreur.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for détromper in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is détromper, spelled D-É-T-R-O-M-P-E-R.
Definition
- 1Tirer quelqu’un de l’erreur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how détromper appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je ne crus point ici devoir détromper le père Milot au sujet de ses croyances linguistiques et il continua : […].
Je veux vous détromper sur le compte de cet homme-là. — Il se fiait à ce fripon, j’ai eu bien de la peine à l’en détromper.
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.