dévieillir
\de.vje.jiʁ\
The verdict
“dévieillir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire perdre son caractère vieux à, rajeunir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-devieillir · dévieillir · French
dévieillir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | dévieillir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.vje.jiʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
dévieillir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.vje.jiʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
dévieillir has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is dévieillir, spelled D-É-V-I-E-I-L-L-I-R.
Definition
- 1Faire perdre son caractère vieux à, rajeunir.
- 2Devenir moins vieux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dévieillir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
J’fais ça pour dévieillir les enfants.
Quels que soient nos malheurs, nos tourments, et surtout Ces orages cachés, qui nous suivent partout, Croyons qu’il est des lieux, un pays, un asile, Où, loin des yeux jaloux, on peut se voir tranquille, Se dévieillir du cœur sous un ciel embaumé, Vivre d’aimer toujours, exister d'être aimé.
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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.