détruit

/\de.tʁɥi\/ verb

The verdict

“détruit” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #2,875 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#2,875
frequency rank, French
7
letters
11
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

Dominant Wiktionary sense: Participe passé masculin singulier de détruire.

Key facts for détruit
PropertyValue
Headworddétruit
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.tʁɥi\
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,875
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “détruit” 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). détruit lands here:

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for détruit is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \de.tʁɥi\. Corpus data places it at rank #2,875 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for détruit, with forms such as "ddétruit", "detruit", and "dtéruit". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "devrait", "détruite", "détruits", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is détruit, spelled D-É-T-R-U-I-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participe passé masculin singulier de détruire.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de détruire.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddétruit,detruit,dtéruit,dértuit,détriut,détrruit,détruitt,détruti,déttruit,déturit,édtruit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of détruit — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "détruit"

ddétruit1detruit1dtéruit2dértuit2détriut2détrruit1détruitt1détruti2
Edit distance from "détruit"

Frequency rank: #2,875 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "détruit"?
"détruit" is spelled D-É-T-R-U-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is \de.tʁɥi\.
What does "détruit" mean?
As a verb, "détruit" means: Participe passé masculin singulier de détruire.
What words are commonly confused with "détruit"?
"détruit" is commonly confused with "devrait", "détruite", "détruits". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "détruit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "détruit" is \de.tʁɥi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "détruit" come from?
"détruit" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “détruit”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is D-É-T-R-U-I-T — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \de.tʁɥi\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “devrait” — see the side-by-side comparison. détruit vs devrait
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Nearby French words

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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.