basculement

\bas.kyl.mɑ̃\

/\bas.kyl.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“basculement” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #27,335. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,335
frequency rank, French
227,490
“B” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action d’effectuer ou de faire effectuer un mouvement de bascule.

Corpus desk

Index FR-basculement · basculement · French

basculement · rank #27,335 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,335
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 227,490
  • PHOTO-FINISH Barney

Nearest frequency peer: Barney (-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 “basculement”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “basculement” 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 basculement
PropertyValue
Headwordbasculement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bas.kyl.mɑ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#27,335
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “basculement” 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). basculement lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around basculement (IPA \bas.kyl.mɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,335 among 227,490 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for basculement, with forms such as "absculement", "bacsulement", and "bascculement". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is basculement, spelled B-A-S-C-U-L-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’effectuer ou de faire effectuer un mouvement de bascule.
  2. 2
    Action de tomber en perdant l’équilibre
  3. 3
    Résultat de la perte d’équilibre.
  4. 4
    Changement de position, de parti, d’opinion, de situation, de nature, etc.
  5. 5
    Modification programmée de la direction du vecteur vitesse d’un lanceur, sans changement du plan de la trajectoire.
  6. 6
    Rotation de faible amplitude donnée à un modèle ou à un cliché dans le but de modifier légèrement la géométrie de l’image par rapport à celle du modèle.

This word in other languages

turn-over(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • absculement
  • bacsulement
  • bascculement
  • bascluement
  • bascuelment
  • basculeemnt
  • basculemennt
  • basculementt
  • basculemetn
  • basculemment
  • basculemnet
  • bascullement
  • basculmeent
  • bassculement
  • basuclement
  • bbasculement
  • bsaculement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of basculement - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

absculement2bacsulement2bascculement1bascluement2bascuelment2basculeemnt2basculemennt1basculementt1
Edit distance from "basculement"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "basculement"?
"basculement" is spelled B-A-S-C-U-L-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \bas.kyl.mɑ̃\.
What does "basculement" mean?
As a noun, "basculement" means: Action d’effectuer ou de faire effectuer un mouvement de bascule.
What are common misspellings of "basculement"?
Common misspellings include "absculement", "bacsulement", "bascculement", "bascluement", "bascuelment". The correct spelling is "basculement".
How do you pronounce "basculement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "basculement" is \bas.kyl.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "basculement" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

contestable17 variantscontrôlant17 variantsconvulsions17 variantsthéologiens17 variants
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