absolument

\ap.sɔ.ly.mɑ̃\

/\ap.sɔ.ly.mɑ̃\/ adv

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The verdict

“absolument” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,083. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,083
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D’une manière absolue ; complètement ; tout à fait.

Corpus desk

Index FR-absolument · absolument · French

absolument · rank #1,083 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,083
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH voulez

Nearest frequency peer: voulez (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « absolument »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « absolument » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for absolument
PropertyValue
Headwordabsolument
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ap.sɔ.ly.mɑ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#1,083
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « absolument »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).absolumentse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « voulez » (#1,082), « bref » (#1,084), « voulait » (#1,081). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « absolument » est au #1,083. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around absolument (IPA \ap.sɔ.ly.mɑ̃\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #1,083 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for absolument, with forms such as "abbsolument", "aboslument", and "absloument". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is absolument, spelled A-B-S-O-L-U-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    D’une manière absolue ; complètement ; tout à fait.
  2. 2
    En maître.
  3. 3
    Déterminément, malgré toute opposition et toute remontrance.
  4. 4
    Indispensablement ; à tout prix.
  5. 5
    Sans restriction.
  6. 6
    Prendre, employer un mot absolument, c’est employer un mot seul, sans complément, quand il est plus habituel d’en donner un, ou qui est susceptible d’en avoir un.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. On lit ce livre absolument comme au bord de la cascade on entendrait, rêveur, le gazouillement des eaux.
  2. Son trésor est vide. Son armée, mal recrutée, mal équipée, mal disciplinée, absolument démoralisée par ses défaites récentes, est réduite à fort peu de chose par les licenciements forcés et les désertions.

Synonyms

résolumentdéterminément

This word in other languages

absolutely(English)absolutamente(Español)absolut(Deutsch)absolutamente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbsolument
  • aboslument
  • absloument
  • absollument
  • absolmuent
  • absoluemnt
  • absolumennt
  • absolumentt
  • absolumetn
  • absolumment
  • absolumnet
  • absoulment
  • abssolument
  • asbolument
  • basolument

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

abbsolument1aboslument2absloument2absollument1absolmuent2absoluemnt2absolumennt1absolumentt1
Edit distance from "absolument"

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 "absolument"?
"absolument" is spelled A-B-S-O-L-U-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ap.sɔ.ly.mɑ̃\.
What does "absolument" mean?
As an adverb, "absolument" means: D’une manière absolue ; complètement ; tout à fait.
What are common misspellings of "absolument"?
Common misspellings include "abbsolument", "aboslument", "absloument", "absollument", "absolmuent". The correct spelling is "absolument".
How do you pronounce "absolument"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "absolument" is \ap.sɔ.ly.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "absolument" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

protection#1,095différence#1,060américaine#1,054historique#1,115

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

importante15 variantstraitement15 variantstransport15 variantsaméricains15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list