astucieusement

\as.ty.sjøz.mɑ̃\

/\as.ty.sjøz.mɑ̃\/ adv

The verdict

“astucieusement” is uncommon French (frequency #74,570 among 424,905 “A” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,570
frequency rank, French
424,905
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Avec astuce, finesse, ruse.

Corpus desk

Index FR-astucieusement · astucieusement · French

astucieusement · rank #74,570 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,570
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 424,905
  • PHOTO-FINISH assoupie

Nearest frequency peer: assoupie (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “astucieusement”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “astucieusement” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for astucieusement
PropertyValue
Headwordastucieusement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\as.ty.sjøz.mɑ̃\
Letters14
Frequency rank#74,570
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “astucieusement” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). astucieusement lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

astucieusement is uncommon French at frequency #74,570 among 424,905 “A” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed \as.ty.sjøz.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Avec astuce, finesse, ruse.".

Zero misspellings are on record for astucieusement in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is astucieusement, spelled A-S-T-U-C-I-E-U-S-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Avec astuce, finesse, ruse.

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "astucieusement"?
"astucieusement" is spelled A-S-T-U-C-I-E-U-S-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \as.ty.sjøz.mɑ̃\.
What does "astucieusement" mean?
As an adverb, "astucieusement" means: Avec astuce, finesse, ruse.
How do you pronounce "astucieusement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "astucieusement" is \as.ty.sjøz.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "astucieusement" come from?
"astucieusement" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "astucieusement", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list