élopement

\e.lɔp.mɑ̃\

/\e.lɔp.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mariage intimiste avec peu ou aucun invité.

Corpus desk

Index FR-elopement · élopement · French

élopement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "É" 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 élopement
PropertyValue
Headwordélopement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.lɔp.mɑ̃\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “élopement” sits in French frequency

élopementsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent French words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

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

Rare enough to double-check

élopement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.lɔp.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mariage intimiste avec peu ou aucun invité.".

No misspelling variants are generated for élopement in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is élopement, spelled É-L-O-P-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mariage intimiste avec peu ou aucun invité.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’élopement : une nouvelle façon de se dire “oui”. Vous êtes fiancés, mais les grands mariages ne vous font pas rêver ? L’élopement est tout trouvé ! Spontanée, authentique et originale, cette nouvelle tendance de mariage née aux États-Unis séduit de plus en plus de futurs mariés. Zoom sur ce type de mariage, célébré en toute intimité.
  2. Depuis quelques années et notamment suite au contexte sanitaire sans précédent que nous avons connu, l’élopement ravit de plus en plus d’amoureux.ses. Envie d’intimité, de sérénité dans l’organisation, d’originalité, d’aventure, d’évasion, cette nouvelle tendance répond à une volonté personnelle d’échapper aux protocoles classiques du mariage.

Synonyms

micromariage

This word in other languages

elopement(English)

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "élopement"?
"élopement" is spelled É-L-O-P-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \e.lɔp.mɑ̃\.
What does "élopement" mean?
As a noun, "élopement" means: Mariage intimiste avec peu ou aucun invité.
How do you pronounce "élopement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "élopement" is \e.lɔp.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list