développement

\de.və.lɔp.mɑ̃\

/\de.və.lɔp.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“développement” has 19 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #505. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#505
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de développer, de se développer ou résultat de cette action, au propre et au figuré.

Corpus desk

Index FR-developpement · développement · French

développement · rank #505 · 19 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #505
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 404,891
  • PHOTO-FINISH cependant

Nearest frequency peer: cependant (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “développement”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “développement” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

développement vs développent
85% similar
développement vs développements
93% similar
développement vs development
77% similar

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

Key facts for développement
PropertyValue
Headworddéveloppement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.və.lɔp.mɑ̃\
Letters13
Frequency rank#505
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “développement” 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). développement lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around développement (IPA \de.və.lɔp.mɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #505 among 404,891 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for développement, with forms such as "ddéveloppement", "developpement", and "dvéeloppement". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "développent", "développements", "development", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 développement, spelled D-É-V-E-L-O-P-P-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de développer, de se développer ou résultat de cette action, au propre et au figuré.
  2. 2
    Croissance économique.
  3. 3
    Exposition plus ou moins détaillée, par opposition aux vues, aux considérations générales.
  4. 4
    Action de développer un cliché.
  5. 5
    Figure de carton ou de papier dont les parties, étant pliées et rejointes, composent la surface d’un solide.
  6. 6
    Nombre de mètres qu’une bicyclette parcourt sur un coup de pédale.
  7. 7
    Programmation informatique.
  8. 8
    Fait de développer une action, une intrigue.

This word in other languages

development(English)desenvolvimiento(Español)Anwuchs(Deutsch)desenvolvimento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddéveloppement
  • developpement
  • dvéeloppement
  • déevloppement
  • dévelloppement
  • dévelopement
  • dévelopepment
  • développeemnt
  • développemennt
  • développementt
  • développemetn
  • développemment
  • développemnet
  • développmeent
  • dévelpopement
  • déveolppement
  • dévleoppement
  • dévveloppement
  • édveloppement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddéveloppement1developpement1dvéeloppement2déevloppement2dévelloppement1dévelopement1dévelopepment2développeemnt2
Edit distance from "développement"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "développement"?
"développement" is spelled D-É-V-E-L-O-P-P-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \de.və.lɔp.mɑ̃\.
What does "développement" mean?
As a noun, "développement" means: Action de développer, de se développer ou résultat de cette action, au propre et au figuré.
What words are commonly confused with "développement"?
"développement" is commonly confused with "développent", "développements", "development". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "développement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "développement" is \de.və.lɔp.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "développement" come from?
"développement" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "développement", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

international#923environnement#1,137communication#1,287établissement#1,428

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

construction19 variantsprobablement19 variantsgénéralement19 variantsconséquences19 variants
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