congédiement

\kɔ̃.ʒe.di.mɑ̃\

/\kɔ̃.ʒe.di.mɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“congédiement” is uncommon French (frequency #51,373 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,373
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de licencier ou de congédier.

Corpus desk

Index FR-congediement · congédiement · French

congédiement · rank #51,373 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,373
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH confédéral

Nearest frequency peer: confédéral (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « congédiement »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « congédiement » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for congédiement
PropertyValue
Headwordcongédiement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.ʒe.di.mɑ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#51,373
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « congédiement » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).congédiementtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « confédéral » (#51,372), « contiendrait » (#51,374), « conditionnelles » (#51,371). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « congédiement » est au #51,373. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

congédiement is uncommon French at frequency #51,373 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ̃.ʒe.di.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action de licencier ou de congédier.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for congédiement in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is congédiement, spelled C-O-N-G-É-D-I-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de licencier ou de congédier.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how congédiement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. C'est au capitaine de démonter le caractère injustifié de son congédiement. Toutefois, en l'espèce, la Cour de Douai avait considéré le congédiement par l’armateur injustifié, aucun élément ne démontrant les insuffisances de résultats.
  2. Le maire était bien content que Louis abandonne Port-Nicolas, et Louis ressassait sa désillusion et son congédiement discret.

Synonyms

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 "congédiement"?
"congédiement" is spelled C-O-N-G-É-D-I-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.ʒe.di.mɑ̃\.
What does "congédiement" mean?
As a noun, "congédiement" means: Action de licencier ou de congédier.
How do you pronounce "congédiement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "congédiement" is \kɔ̃.ʒe.di.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "congédiement" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list