décroissement

\de.kʁwas.mɑ̃\

/\de.kʁwas.mɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“décroissement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Diminution progressive.

Corpus desk

Index FR-decroissement · décroissement · French

décroissement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" 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.

Key facts for décroissement
PropertyValue
Headworddécroissement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.kʁwas.mɑ̃\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « décroissement » en français

décroissementn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

décroissement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.kʁwas.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Diminution progressive.".

décroissement has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is décroissement, spelled D-É-C-R-O-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Diminution progressive.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le décroissement de la rivière. - Le décroissement des jours.
  2. Jusqu’au niveau de l’inversion, le décroissement de la température de l’air est, en général, de 0°,7 pour 100 mètres.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "décroissement"?
"décroissement" is spelled D-É-C-R-O-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \de.kʁwas.mɑ̃\.
What does "décroissement" mean?
As a noun, "décroissement" means: Diminution progressive.
How do you pronounce "décroissement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "décroissement" is \de.kʁwas.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "décroissement" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list