désaffleurement

\de.za.flœʁ.mɑ̃\

/\de.za.flœʁ.mɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“désaffleurement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - État de ce qui est désaffleuré.

Corpus desk

Index FR-desaffleurement · désaffleurement · French

désaffleurement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 désaffleurement
PropertyValue
Headworddésaffleurement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.za.flœʁ.mɑ̃\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « désaffleurement » en français

désaffleurementreste 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

désaffleurement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.za.flœʁ.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "État de ce qui est désaffleuré.".

Zero misspellings are on record for désaffleurement in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 désaffleurement, spelled D-É-S-A-F-F-L-E-U-R-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    État de ce qui est désaffleuré.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le désaffleurement sans charge entre deux éléments voisins doit être inférieur à 2 mm.

Antonyms

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 "désaffleurement"?
"désaffleurement" is spelled D-É-S-A-F-F-L-E-U-R-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \de.za.flœʁ.mɑ̃\.
What does "désaffleurement" mean?
As a noun, "désaffleurement" means: État de ce qui est désaffleuré.
How do you pronounce "désaffleurement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "désaffleurement" is \de.za.flœʁ.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list