défrichements

\de.fʁiʃ.mɑ̃\

/\de.fʁiʃ.mɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“défrichements” is uncommon French (frequency #73,922 among 5,307 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,922
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de défrichement.

Corpus desk

Index FR-defrichements · défrichements · French

défrichements · rank #73,922 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,922
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH dédoubler

Nearest frequency peer: dédoubler (-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 « défrichements »

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 « défrichements » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for défrichements
PropertyValue
Headworddéfrichements
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.fʁiʃ.mɑ̃\
Letters13
Frequency rank#73,922
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « défrichements » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).défrichementstombe 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: « dédoubler » (#73,921), « défécation » (#73,923), « dégressivité » (#73,924). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « défrichements » est au #73,922. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

défrichements is uncommon French at frequency #73,922 among 5,307 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.fʁiʃ.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de défrichement.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for défrichements, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is défrichements, spelled D-É-F-R-I-C-H-E-M-E-N-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de défrichement.

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 "défrichements"?
"défrichements" is spelled D-É-F-R-I-C-H-E-M-E-N-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \de.fʁiʃ.mɑ̃\.
What does "défrichements" mean?
As a noun, "défrichements" means: Pluriel de défrichement.
How do you pronounce "défrichements"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "défrichements" 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 "défrichements" come from?
"défrichements" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list