éloignement

/\e.lwaɲ.mɑ̃\/ noun

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,281

in French word usage

Misspellings

17

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

éloignement is aFrenchnoun. It means: Action par laquelle on éloigne, on s’éloigne ; ou résultat de cette action. Pronounced \e.lwaɲ.mɑ̃\. Often confused with éloignent.

Key facts for éloignement
PropertyValue
Headwordéloignement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.lwaɲ.mɑ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#16,281
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of éloignement in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for éloignement is 11 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \e.lwaɲ.mɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #16,281 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for éloignement, with forms such as "eloignement", "léoignement", and "éliognement". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "éloignent", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is éloignement, spelled É-L-O-I-G-N-E-M-E-N-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action par laquelle on éloigne, on s’éloigne ; ou résultat de cette action.
  2. 2
    Absence.
  3. 3
    Distance, soit de lieu, soit de temps.
  4. 4
    Ce qui borne la vue à une distance fort lointaine.
  5. 5
    Les derniers plans d’un tableau, d'une photographie.
  6. 6
    Antipathie qui porte à s’éloigner de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eloignement,léoignement,éliognement,élloignement,éloginement,éloigenment,éloiggnement,éloigneemnt,éloignemennt,éloignementt,éloignemetn,éloignemment,éloignemnet,éloignmeent,éloignnement,éloingement,éolignement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for éloignement

Misspelling Variants of "éloignement"

eloignement11léoignement11éliognement11élloignement12éloginement11éloigenment11éloiggnement12éloigneemnt11
Misspelling Variants of "éloignement"

Frequency rank: #16,281 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "éloignement"?
"éloignement" is spelled É-L-O-I-G-N-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \e.lwaɲ.mɑ̃\.
What does "éloignement" mean?
As a noun, "éloignement" means: Action par laquelle on éloigne, on s’éloigne ; ou résultat de cette action.
What words are commonly confused with "éloignement"?
"éloignement" is commonly confused with "éloignent". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "éloignement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "éloignement" is \e.lwaɲ.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "éloignement" come from?
"éloignement" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.