atermoyer
\a.tɛʁ.mwa.je\
The verdict
“atermoyer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Reculer les termes d’un paiement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-atermoyer · atermoyer · French
atermoyer · 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 | atermoyer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \a.tɛʁ.mwa.je\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « atermoyer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
atermoyer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \a.tɛʁ.mwa.je\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for atermoyer in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is atermoyer, spelled A-T-E-R-M-O-Y-E-R.
Definition
- 1Reculer les termes d’un paiement.
- 2Différer quelque chose.
- 3Remettre à plus tard, chercher à gagner du temps ; procrastiner.
- 4S’entendre avec quelqu’un pour un délai, un ajournement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how atermoyer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Atermoyer une lettre de change, une promesse, un billet, etc.
J’y vois les créanciers, je leur parle, j’atermoie, et tout s’arrange avec un supplément de payement que vous ajoutez aux valeurs de la liquidation, afin de rentrer dans les titres de créances.
This word in other languages
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.