assuétude

\a.sɥe.tyd\

/\a.sɥe.tyd\/ noun

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.

Key facts for assuétude
PropertyValue
Headwordassuétude
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.sɥe.tyd\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « assuétude » en français

assuétudereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

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

  1. 1
    Habitude, dépendance.
  2. 2
    Dépendance, accoutumance à une même drogue.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "assuétude"?
"assuétude" is spelled A-S-S-U-É-T-U-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \a.sɥe.tyd\.
What does "assuétude" mean?
As a noun, "assuétude" means: Habitude, dépendance.
How do you pronounce "assuétude"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "assuétude" is \a.sɥe.tyd\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "assuétude" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list