épouvantablement
\e.pu.vɑ̃.ta.blə.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“épouvantablement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D'une manière épouvantable, excessive.
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Index FR-epouvantablement · épouvantablement · French
épouvantablement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | épouvantablement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \e.pu.vɑ̃.ta.blə.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
épouvantablement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \e.pu.vɑ̃.ta.blə.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "D'une manière épouvantable, excessive.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for épouvantablement in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is épouvantablement, spelled É-P-O-U-V-A-N-T-A-B-L-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1D'une manière épouvantable, excessive.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how épouvantablement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cet homme est épouvantablement laid.
Cet homme-là vous aime épouvantablement. — (Jean-François Regnard, le Joueur. II, 5.)
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.