défrichement

\de.fʁiʃ.mɑ̃\

/\de.fʁiʃ.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“défrichement” is uncommon French (frequency #52,635 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,635
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de défricher, de transformer en terre cultivée, une terre inculte, ou en friche.

Key facts for défrichement
PropertyValue
Headworddéfrichement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.fʁiʃ.mɑ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#52,635
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “défrichement” 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). défrichement lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

défrichement is uncommon French at frequency #52,635 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.fʁiʃ.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

défrichement doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is défrichement, spelled D-É-F-R-I-C-H-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de défricher, de transformer en terre cultivée, une terre inculte, ou en friche.
  2. 2
    Terrain même qu’on défriche ou qu’on a défriché.

Synonyms

essartagesartageessartsart

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 "défrichement"?
"défrichement" is spelled D-É-F-R-I-C-H-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \de.fʁiʃ.mɑ̃\.
What does "défrichement" mean?
As a noun, "défrichement" means: Action de défricher, de transformer en terre cultivée, une terre inculte, ou en friche.
How do you pronounce "défrichement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "défrichement" is \de.fʁiʃ.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "défrichement" come from?
"défrichement" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “défrichement”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is D-É-F-R-I-C-H-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \de.fʁiʃ.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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