crétinement
\kʁe.tin.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“crétinement” 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 crétine.
Corpus desk
Index FR-cretinement · crétinement · French
crétinement · 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 | crétinement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \kʁe.tin.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « crétinement » en français
Rare enough to double-check
crétinement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \kʁe.tin.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "D’une manière crétine.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for crétinement, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is crétinement, spelled C-R-É-T-I-N-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1D’une manière crétine.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how crétinement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
J’étais irrité par ses paroles nigaudes, son intonation crétinement maniérée, son attitude de débile mentale.
Crétinement, je m’imaginais en avoir été la seule victime éblouie. Mais dans votre église de glace, cette fée est probablement l’un des plus chauds sujets de confession.
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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.