digresser

\di.ɡʁe.se\

/\di.ɡʁe.se\/ verb

The verdict

“digresser” 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) - Faire des digressions.

Corpus desk

Index FR-digresser · digresser · French

digresser · 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.

Key facts for digresser
PropertyValue
Headworddigresser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\di.ɡʁe.se\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « digresser » en français

digressern'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

digresser is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \di.ɡʁe.se\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Faire des digressions.".

digresser doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is digresser, spelled D-I-G-R-E-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faire des digressions.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. J’embrouille, je digresse, je semble mépriser les événements.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "digresser"?
"digresser" is spelled D-I-G-R-E-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \di.ɡʁe.se\.
What does "digresser" mean?
As a verb, "digresser" means: Faire des digressions.
How do you pronounce "digresser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "digresser" is \di.ɡʁe.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "digresser" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list