empattement

\ɑ̃.pat.mɑ̃\

/\ɑ̃.pat.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“empattement” is uncommon French (frequency #50,192 among 201,161 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,192
frequency rank, French
201,161
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ce qui sert de patte, de pied à quelque chose.

Key facts for empattement
PropertyValue
Headwordempattement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.pat.mɑ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#50,192
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “empattement” 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). empattement lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

empattement is uncommon French at frequency #50,192 among 201,161 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.pat.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for empattement in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is empattement, spelled E-M-P-A-T-T-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ce qui sert de patte, de pied à quelque chose.
  2. 2
    Pièces de bois ou de métal qui servent de base à une grue.
  3. 3
    Maçonnerie en saillie à la base d’un mur, d’une construction.
  4. 4
    Traits plus ou moins fins des extrémités du jambage des lettres d’une police d’écriture.
  5. 5
    Distance entre l’essieu avant et l’essieu arrière d’un véhicule.
  6. 6
    Base élargie d'une branche à l'endroit où elle se sépare du tronc, base élargie du tronc d'un arbre au niveau du sol.

Synonyms

base

This word in other languages

serif(English)serifa(Español)Serife(Deutsch)

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 "empattement"?
"empattement" is spelled E-M-P-A-T-T-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.pat.mɑ̃\.
What does "empattement" mean?
As a noun, "empattement" means: Ce qui sert de patte, de pied à quelque chose.
How do you pronounce "empattement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "empattement" is \ɑ̃.pat.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "empattement" come from?
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Using “empattement”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is E-M-P-A-T-T-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɑ̃.pat.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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