complaisamment

\kɔ̃.plɛ.za.mɑ̃\

/\kɔ̃.plɛ.za.mɑ̃\/ adv

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The verdict

“complaisamment” is an uncommon French word, ranked #88,473 in French word frequency and used as an adverb.

#88,473
frequency rank, French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Avec ou par complaisance.

Key facts for complaisamment
PropertyValue
Headwordcomplaisamment
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\kɔ̃.plɛ.za.mɑ̃\
Letters14
Frequency rank#88,473
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “complaisamment” 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). complaisamment lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for complaisamment is 14 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kɔ̃.plɛ.za.mɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #88,473 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Avec ou par complaisance.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for complaisamment, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is complaisamment, spelled C-O-M-P-L-A-I-S-A-M-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Avec ou par complaisance.

Synonyms

aimablementgentimentobligeamment

This word in other languages

accommodatingly(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "complaisamment"?
"complaisamment" is spelled C-O-M-P-L-A-I-S-A-M-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.plɛ.za.mɑ̃\.
What does "complaisamment" mean?
As an adverb, "complaisamment" means: Avec ou par complaisance.
How do you pronounce "complaisamment"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "complaisamment" is \kɔ̃.plɛ.za.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "complaisamment" come from?
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Using “complaisamment”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-M-P-L-A-I-S-A-M-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɔ̃.plɛ.za.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list