amincissement

\a.mɛ̃.sis.mɑ̃\

/\a.mɛ̃.sis.mɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“amincissement” is uncommon French (frequency #68,032 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,032
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’amincir ou état de ce qui est aminci.

Corpus desk

Index FR-amincissement · amincissement · French

amincissement · rank #68,032 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,032
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH anagrammes

Nearest frequency peer: anagrammes (+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 « amincissement »

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 « amincissement » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for amincissement
PropertyValue
Headwordamincissement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.mɛ̃.sis.mɑ̃\
Letters13
Frequency rank#68,032
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « amincissement » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).amincissementtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « anagrammes » (#68,033), « Amaya » (#68,030), « analysait » (#68,034). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « amincissement » est au #68,032. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

amincissement is uncommon French at frequency #68,032 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.mɛ̃.sis.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action d’amincir ou état de ce qui est aminci.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for amincissement in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is amincissement, spelled A-M-I-N-C-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’amincir ou état de ce qui est aminci.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ces précisions sont médiocres mais les taux dʼamincissement des glaciers dans les régions basses, à moins de 1200 m, dépassent nettement cette marge dʼerreur.

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 "amincissement"?
"amincissement" is spelled A-M-I-N-C-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \a.mɛ̃.sis.mɑ̃\.
What does "amincissement" mean?
As a noun, "amincissement" means: Action d’amincir ou état de ce qui est aminci.
How do you pronounce "amincissement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amincissement" is \a.mɛ̃.sis.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 "amincissement", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list