amuïssement
\a.mɥis.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“amuïssement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Disparition complète d'un phonème ou d'une syllabe dans un mot ou en finale de mot.
Corpus desk
Index FR-amuissement · amuïssement · French
amuïssement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | amuïssement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.mɥis.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « amuïssement » en français
Rare enough to double-check
amuïssement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.mɥis.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Disparition complète d'un phonème ou d'une syllabe dans un mot ou en finale de mot.".
amuïssement doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is amuïssement, spelled A-M-U-Ï-S-S-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Disparition complète d'un phonème ou d'une syllabe dans un mot ou en finale de mot.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how amuïssement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L'amuïssement est généralement la réduction de la syllabe finale, mais il se montre aussi à l'intérieur des noms comme Cadoudal et Caoudal, Torivellec et Toriellec.
En langue d’oïl, nous trouvons uniquement le phénomène de l’oxytonisme, ce qui désigne l’accentuation d’un mot sur la dernière syllabe à cause de l’amuïssement des voyelles atones finales (cf. Jauch 2016: 39sq.).
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.