abruptement

\a.bʁyp.tə.mɑ̃\

/\a.bʁyp.tə.mɑ̃\/ adv

The verdict

“abruptement” is uncommon French (frequency #59,044 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,044
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De façon brutale, et non graduelle.

Corpus desk

Index FR-abruptement · abruptement · French

abruptement · rank #59,044 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,044
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abner

Nearest frequency peer: Abner (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « abruptement »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « abruptement » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abruptement
PropertyValue
Headwordabruptement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\a.bʁyp.tə.mɑ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#59,044
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « abruptement » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).abruptementtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « Abner » (#59,043), « acceptais » (#59,045), « accoler » (#59,046). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « abruptement » est au #59,044. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abruptement is uncommon French at frequency #59,044 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed \a.bʁyp.tə.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "De façon brutale, et non graduelle.".

abruptement doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is abruptement, spelled A-B-R-U-P-T-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    De façon brutale, et non graduelle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ne pas annoncer abruptement un diagnostic de mort imminente peut être assimilé à une forme d'hypocrisie.
  2. Hier, il a prononcé un discours hallucinant – tellement truffé de mensonges que de grands médias américains ont même dû mettre fin abruptement à sa diffusion, du jamais-vu.

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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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abruptement"?
"abruptement" is spelled A-B-R-U-P-T-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \a.bʁyp.tə.mɑ̃\.
What does "abruptement" mean?
As an adverb, "abruptement" means: De façon brutale, et non graduelle.
How do you pronounce "abruptement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abruptement" is \a.bʁyp.tə.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "abruptement", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list