assuétude
\a.sɥe.tyd\
The verdict
“assuétude” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Habitude, dépendance.
Corpus desk
Index FR-assuetude · assuétude · French
assuétude · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | assuétude |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.sɥe.tyd\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
assuétude is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.sɥe.tyd\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for assuétude, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is assuétude, spelled A-S-S-U-É-T-U-D-E.
Definition
- 1Habitude, dépendance.
- 2Dépendance, accoutumance à une même drogue.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how assuétude appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le choix du lieu où l’opération va être pratiquée et l’assuétude de la malade à son entourage sont recommandés; aussi le local le plus vaste possible, facilement aérable et d’accès commode a-t-il eu notre préférence.
De l’assuétude, qui signifie la longue accoutumance, on peut dire qu’elle est d’emblée aussi consuétude, et par un mouvement qui n’est pas de reflux ou de résorption.
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.