ajustement

\a.ʒys.tə.mɑ̃\

/\a.ʒys.tə.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“ajustement” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,101. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,101
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’ajuster, de s’ajuster.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ajustement · ajustement · French

ajustement · rank #13,101 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,101
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH affilée

Nearest frequency peer: affilée (-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 « ajustement »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « ajustement » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ajustement vs amusement
80% similar
ajustement vs ajustements
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ajustement
PropertyValue
Headwordajustement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ʒys.tə.mɑ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#13,101
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ajustement »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « affilée » (#13,100), « aka » (#13,102), « adjectif » (#13,099). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « ajustement » est au #13,101. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around ajustement (IPA \a.ʒys.tə.mɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,101 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for ajustement, with forms such as "ajjustement", "ajsutement", and "ajusetment". 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. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "amusement", "ajustements", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is ajustement, spelled A-J-U-S-T-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’ajuster, de s’ajuster.
  2. 2
    Résultat de cette action.
  3. 3
    Forme abrégée de ajustement automatique d’intonation.
  4. 4
    Ajustage : réglage, modification d’un instrument de mesure, d’un circuit électronique, etc., pour correspondre aux spécifications (ou résultat de cette opération).
  5. 5
    Relation entre les cotes de deux pièces mécaniques d’un assemblage fonctionnel, par exemple un arbre dans un alésage.
  6. 6
    Tempérament, accommodement.
  7. 7
    Habillement, parure.
  8. 8
    Modification ponctuelle des paramètres d’une IA afin de répondre à une tâche spécifique ; réglage fin

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Chargée d’une mission inédite, la CIIVISE a adopté une organisation conforme aux standards institutionnels du genre avec des ajustements résultant du caractère inédit de sa mission.
  2. Chercher, trouver des ajustements dans quelque affaire.

Synonyms

ajustage

Antonyms

désajustement

This word in other languages

adjustment(English)ajuste(Español)Anpassung(Deutsch)ajustamento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ajjustement
  • ajsutement
  • ajusetment
  • ajusstement
  • ajusteemnt
  • ajustemennt
  • ajustementt
  • ajustemetn
  • ajustemment
  • ajustemnet
  • ajustmeent
  • ajusttement
  • ajutsement
  • aujstement
  • jaustement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ajjustement1ajsutement2ajusetment2ajusstement1ajusteemnt2ajustemennt1ajustementt1ajustemetn2
Edit distance from "ajustement"

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 "ajustement"?
"ajustement" is spelled A-J-U-S-T-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ʒys.tə.mɑ̃\.
What does "ajustement" mean?
As a noun, "ajustement" means: Action d’ajuster, de s’ajuster.
What words are commonly confused with "ajustement"?
"ajustement" is commonly confused with "amusement", "ajustements". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ajustement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ajustement" is \a.ʒys.tə.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ajustement" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

vibrations#13,086brésiliens#13,123sémantique#13,077supportent#13,074

Similar misspelling depth

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

cherchons15 variantsrégulateur15 variantsendettement15 variantsplanétaire15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list