épaissement
\e.pɛs.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“épaissement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De façon épaisse.
Corpus desk
Index FR-epaissement · épaissement · French
épaissement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | épaissement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \e.pɛs.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « épaissement » en français
Rare enough to double-check
épaissement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \e.pɛs.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "De façon épaisse.".
épaissement has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 épaissement, spelled É-P-A-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1De façon épaisse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how épaissement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pendant un bon moment, je me demandais ce que pouvaient être trois silhouettes noires que j'avais vues sortir d'une lointaine maison aux fenêtres épaissement grillagées. Elles me rappelaient les pénitents en cagoule qui suivent les processions d'Italie.
This word in other languages
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.