balaiement
\ba.lɛ.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“balaiement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de balayer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-balaiement · balaiement · French
balaiement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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 | balaiement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ba.lɛ.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « balaiement » en français
Rare enough to double-check
balaiement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ba.lɛ.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action de balayer.".
balaiement has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is balaiement, spelled B-A-L-A-I-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Action de balayer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how balaiement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Depuis le 15 vendémiaire jusqu'au 15 germinal de chaque année, le balaiement devra commencer tous les lundis et mercredis à sept heures et demie du matin, et être achevé à huit et demie.
Ce balaiement spatial est rendu possible par la double courbure du radius qui tourne autour du cubitus, point fixe du squelette de l'avant-bras.
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.