désarmement

\de.zaʁ.mə.mɑ̃\

/\de.zaʁ.mə.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“désarmement” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #20,433 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#20,433
frequency rank, French
11
letters
18
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action par laquelle on fait quitter les armes à des gens de guerre ou autres.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

désarmement vs département
82% similar
désarmement vs désagrément
73% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for désarmement
PropertyValue
Headworddésarmement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.zaʁ.mə.mɑ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#20,433
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “désarmement” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). désarmement lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for désarmement is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \de.zaʁ.mə.mɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #20,433 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for désarmement, with forms such as "ddésarmement", "desarmement", and "dséarmement". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "département", "désagrément", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is désarmement, spelled D-É-S-A-R-M-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action par laquelle on fait quitter les armes à des gens de guerre ou autres.
  2. 2
    Suppression totale ou partielle des armées permanentes.
  3. 3
    Action par laquelle on fait sauter l’épée de son adversaire.
  4. 4
    Action de désarmer une forteresse, un navire.

Antonyms

armement

This word in other languages

disarmament(English)desarme(Español)Entwaffnung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddésarmement,desarmement,dséarmement,déasrmement,désamrement,désaremment,désarmeemnt,désarmemennt,désarmementt,désarmemetn,désarmemment,désarmemnet,désarmmeent,désarmmement,désarrmement,désramement,déssarmement,édsarmement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of désarmement - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddésarmement1desarmement1dséarmement2déasrmement2désamrement2désaremment2désarmeemnt2désarmemennt1
Edit distance from "désarmement"

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 "désarmement"?
"désarmement" is spelled D-É-S-A-R-M-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \de.zaʁ.mə.mɑ̃\.
What does "désarmement" mean?
As a noun, "désarmement" means: Action par laquelle on fait quitter les armes à des gens de guerre ou autres.
What words are commonly confused with "désarmement"?
"désarmement" is commonly confused with "département", "désagrément". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "désarmement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "désarmement" is \de.zaʁ.mə.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "désarmement" come from?
"désarmement" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “désarmement”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-É-S-A-R-M-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \de.zaʁ.mə.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “département” - see the side-by-side comparison. désarmement vs département
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list