désabusement

\de.za.byz.mɑ̃\

/\de.za.byz.mɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“désabusement” 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) - Action de désabuser.

Corpus desk

Index FR-desabusement · désabusement · French

désabusement · 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.

Key facts for désabusement
PropertyValue
Headworddésabusement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.za.byz.mɑ̃\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « désabusement » en français

désabusementreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

désabusement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.za.byz.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for désabusement, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 désabusement, spelled D-É-S-A-B-U-S-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de désabuser.
  2. 2
    Fait d’être désabusé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il prenait l’escalier, entrait dans la chambre baignée par la faible lumière d’une lampe de chevet, et, enlevant ses vêtements pièce à pièce, accomplissait avec un mélange d’impatience et de désabusement ces gestes trop souvent faits ailleurs avec de femmes de passage, souhaitant autre chose, sans trop savoir quoi.
  2. Sera-ce plus simplement l’âge, la maladie, la fatigue, le désabusement qui nous dit que si tout est vain, la vertu l’est aussi ?

Synonyms

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 "désabusement"?
"désabusement" is spelled D-É-S-A-B-U-S-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \de.za.byz.mɑ̃\.
What does "désabusement" mean?
As a noun, "désabusement" means: Action de désabuser.
How do you pronounce "désabusement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "désabusement" is \de.za.byz.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "désabusement" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list