décroissement
\de.kʁwas.mɑ̃\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | décroissement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \de.kʁwas.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « décroissement » en français
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
- 1Diminution progressive.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how décroissement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le décroissement de la rivière. - Le décroissement des jours.
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.