désœuvrement
\de.zœ.vʁə.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“désœuvrement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - État d’une personne désœuvrée.
Corpus desk
Index FR-des-uvrement · désœuvrement · French
désœuvrement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | désœuvrement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \de.zœ.vʁə.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
désœuvrement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.zœ.vʁə.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for désœuvrement, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is désœuvrement, spelled D-É-S-Œ-U-V-R-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1État d’une personne désœuvrée.
- 2Sentiment de malaise engendré par ce manque d’occupation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how désœuvrement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La marquise trouva des distractions à sa profonde tristesse, et s’occupa par désœuvrement de sa terre, où elle se plut à ordonner quelques travaux.
À vous qui ne savez pas ce que c’est que le désœuvrement, je ne peux pas faire comprendre quelle influence immense il a sur nos déterminations, nos goûts et nos habitudes.
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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.