discutailler

\dis.ky.tɑ.je\

/\dis.ky.tɑ.je\/ verb

The verdict

“discutailler” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Discuter sans cesse de choses insignifiantes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-discutailler · discutailler · French

discutailler · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 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.

Key facts for discutailler
PropertyValue
Headworddiscutailler
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\dis.ky.tɑ.je\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « discutailler » en français

discutaillerreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

discutailler is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \dis.ky.tɑ.je\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Discuter sans cesse de choses insignifiantes.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for discutailler in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 discutailler, spelled D-I-S-C-U-T-A-I-L-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Discuter sans cesse de choses insignifiantes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Partout on discutait, on discutaillait, on ergotait et on “ergotisait”, c'étaient contre tout et contre tous de perpétuels “harcèlements”. La critique hypercritique s’en donnait à cœur joie.
  2. Je ne pouvais plus m’empêcher de discutailler, à l’infini, sur les mérites comparatifs du cacao et du café crème…

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 "discutailler"?
"discutailler" is spelled D-I-S-C-U-T-A-I-L-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \dis.ky.tɑ.je\.
What does "discutailler" mean?
As a verb, "discutailler" means: Discuter sans cesse de choses insignifiantes.
How do you pronounce "discutailler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "discutailler" is \dis.ky.tɑ.je\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "discutailler" come from?
"discutailler" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list