cafardement
\ka.faʁ.də.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“cafardement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D’une manière cafarde, hypocrite.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cafardement · cafardement · French
cafardement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | cafardement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ka.faʁ.də.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
cafardement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ka.faʁ.də.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "D’une manière cafarde, hypocrite.".
Zero misspellings are on record for cafardement in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is cafardement, spelled C-A-F-A-R-D-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1D’une manière cafarde, hypocrite.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cafardement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le polisson Lomont en profita pour s’amuser à lui faire la grimace ; mais, dès qu’elle rouvrit la paupière, il la salua cafardement, et partit, enchanté du parti qu'il avait tiré pour son intrigue de la crédulité de cette antique duègne.
Le renvoi à la commission est un enterrement de 1ʳᵉ classe : l’affaire est mise au panier et les ministres sont parvenus cafardement, hypocritement, comme tout ce qu’ils font, à arrêter le vote qui allait certainement rendre à l’agriculture une chance de salut.
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.