classement
\klɑs.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“classement” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #1,622 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,622
- frequency rank, French
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de classer, de mettre dans un certain ordre.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | classement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \klɑs.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #1,622 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “classement” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for classement is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \klɑs.mɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,622 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for classement, with forms such as "calssement", "cclassement", and "clasement". 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. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "classent", "crissement", "classements", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
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 classement, spelled C-L-A-S-S-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Action de classer, de mettre dans un certain ordre.
- 2État de ce qui est classé.
- 3Position dans le classement.
- 4Action de mettre un objet ou une information dans un lieu spécifique —bâtiment, pièce dédiée pour un objet matériel, espace de stockage pour des données numériques— afin de préserver et de pouvoir retrouver facilement l’objet ou l’information.
- 5Forme courte de la locution classement sans suite.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: calssement,cclassement,clasement,clasesment,classeemnt,classemennt,classementt,classemetn,classemment,classemnet,classmeent,cllassement,clsasement,lcassement
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of classement - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “classement”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-L-A-S-S-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \klɑs.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “classent” - see the side-by-side comparison. classement vs classent
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.