annihilement

\a.ni.i.lə.mɑ̃\

/\a.ni.i.lə.mɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“annihilement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’annihiler, ou état de celui qui s'annihile.

Corpus desk

Index FR-annihilement · annihilement · French

annihilement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 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.

Key facts for annihilement
PropertyValue
Headwordannihilement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ni.i.lə.mɑ̃\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « annihilement » en français

annihilementn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

annihilement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.ni.i.lə.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action d’annihiler, ou état de celui qui s'annihile.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for annihilement, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented 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 annihilement, spelled A-N-N-I-H-I-L-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’annihiler, ou état de celui qui s'annihile.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Pauvre nature humaine, dans quel état d’épuisement ou d’exaspération vas-tu sortir de cette torture ! Démence pour les uns, annihilement pour les autres… Quand nous aurons repoussé ou payé l’ennemi du dehors, que serons-nous ?

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "annihilement"?
"annihilement" is spelled A-N-N-I-H-I-L-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ni.i.lə.mɑ̃\.
What does "annihilement" mean?
As a noun, "annihilement" means: Action d’annihiler, ou état de celui qui s'annihile.
How do you pronounce "annihilement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "annihilement" is \a.ni.i.lə.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "annihilement" come from?
"annihilement" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list