apetissement
\a.pə.tis.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“apetissement” 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’apetisser ou résultat de cette action.
Corpus desk
Index FR-apetissement · apetissement · French
apetissement · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apetissement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.pə.tis.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
apetissement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.pə.tis.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for apetissement, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is apetissement, spelled A-P-E-T-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Action d’apetisser ou résultat de cette action.
- 2Taxe prélevée sur les vins, au Moyen Âge.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how apetissement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’apetissement qui paraît dans les objets éloignés, etc.
Malheureusement le produit de ces taxes demeura très petit et lʼapetissement donna de moins en moins de 1385 à 1418.
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.