ajournement
\a.ʒuʁ.nə.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“ajournement” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #45,424 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #45,424
- frequency rank, French
- 11
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action d’ajourner.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ajournement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.ʒuʁ.nə.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #45,424 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ajournement” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for ajournement is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.ʒuʁ.nə.mɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #45,424 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for ajournement, with forms such as "ajjournement", "ajorunement", and "ajounrement". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is ajournement, spelled A-J-O-U-R-N-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Action d’ajourner.
- 2Assignation ou avertissement qu’on fait donner par officier public à une personne pour qu’elle se présente devant la justice à un jour désigné.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ajjournement,ajorunement,ajounrement,ajourenment,ajourneemnt,ajournemennt,ajournementt,ajournemetn,ajournemment,ajournemnet,ajournmeent,ajournnement,ajourrnement,ajuornement,aojurnement,jaournement
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ajournement - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “ajournement”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-J-O-U-R-N-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \a.ʒuʁ.nə.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.