éparpillement

\e.paʁ.pij.mɑ̃\

/\e.paʁ.pij.mɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“éparpillement” is uncommon French (frequency #65,640 among 1,805 “É” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,640
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’éparpiller ou état de ce qui est éparpillé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-eparpillement · éparpillement · French

éparpillement · rank #65,640 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,640
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH émule

Nearest frequency peer: émule (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « éparpillement »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « éparpillement » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for éparpillement
PropertyValue
Headwordéparpillement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.paʁ.pij.mɑ̃\
Letters13
Frequency rank#65,640
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « éparpillement » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.éparpillementtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « émule » (#65,639), « épaulée » (#65,641), « éliminez » (#65,638). Parmi 1,805 lemmes en « É », « éparpillement » est au #65,640. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

éparpillement is uncommon French at frequency #65,640 among 1,805 “É” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.paʁ.pij.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action d’éparpiller ou état de ce qui est éparpillé.".

éparpillement doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is éparpillement, spelled É-P-A-R-P-I-L-L-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’éparpiller ou état de ce qui est éparpillé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Défaut de cohésion, voilà quel était le point faible d'où dérivaient l'éparpillement des efforts, les tiraillements entre les bureaux, entre les hommes!
  2. Les communes rurales y sont bien rarement groupées; elles sont au contraire disséminées, sur l'immense et fécond plateau, en un éparpillement de fermes; ….

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); 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 "éparpillement"?
"éparpillement" is spelled É-P-A-R-P-I-L-L-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \e.paʁ.pij.mɑ̃\.
What does "éparpillement" mean?
As a noun, "éparpillement" means: Action d’éparpiller ou état de ce qui est éparpillé.
How do you pronounce "éparpillement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "éparpillement" is \e.paʁ.pij.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list