désappointement

\de.za.pwɛ̃t.mɑ̃\

/\de.za.pwɛ̃t.mɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“désappointement” 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 celui qui n’a pas eu ce qu’il espérait.

Corpus desk

Index FR-desappointement · désappointement · French

désappointement · 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 désappointement
PropertyValue
Headworddésappointement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.za.pwɛ̃t.mɑ̃\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « désappointement » en français

désappointementsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

désappointement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.za.pwɛ̃t.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "État de celui qui n’a pas eu ce qu’il espérait.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for désappointement, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is désappointement, spelled D-É-S-A-P-P-O-I-N-T-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    État de celui qui n’a pas eu ce qu’il espérait.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Or, la graine de chou colossal n’était que de la graine de niais, et l’on peut se faire une idée du désappointement des innombrables dupes qu’avaient séduites les étourdissantes promesses de l’annonce et des prospectus […].
  2. […] si lui, Thomas Black, envoyé dans ce but, ne pouvait observer ni la couronne lumineuse, ni les protubérances rougeâtres, quel désappointement !

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "désappointement"?
"désappointement" is spelled D-É-S-A-P-P-O-I-N-T-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \de.za.pwɛ̃t.mɑ̃\.
What does "désappointement" mean?
As a noun, "désappointement" means: État de celui qui n’a pas eu ce qu’il espérait.
How do you pronounce "désappointement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "désappointement" is \de.za.pwɛ̃t.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "désappointement" come from?
"désappointement" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list