essentiellement

\e.sɑ̃.sjɛl.mɑ̃\

/\e.sɑ̃.sjɛl.mɑ̃\/ adv

The verdict

“essentiellement” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #2,420 in French word frequency and used as an adverb.

#2,420
frequency rank, French
15
letters
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Par essence.

Key facts for essentiellement
PropertyValue
Headwordessentiellement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\e.sɑ̃.sjɛl.mɑ̃\
Letters15
Frequency rank#2,420
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “essentiellement” 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). essentiellement lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for essentiellement is 15 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \e.sɑ̃.sjɛl.mɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #2,420 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for essentiellement, with forms such as "esentiellement", "esesntiellement", and "essenitellement". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is essentiellement, spelled E-S-S-E-N-T-I-E-L-L-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Par essence.
  2. 2
    À un très haut degré.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: esentiellement,esesntiellement,essenitellement,essenntiellement,essenteillement,essentielelment,essentielement,essentielleemnt,essentiellemennt,essentiellementt,essentiellemetn,essentiellemment,essentiellemnet,essentiellmeent,essentilelement,essenttiellement,essetniellement,essnetiellement,sesentiellement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of essentiellement - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

esentiellement1esesntiellement2essenitellement2essenntiellement1essenteillement2essentielelment2essentielement1essentielleemnt2
Edit distance from "essentiellement"

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 "essentiellement"?
"essentiellement" is spelled E-S-S-E-N-T-I-E-L-L-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \e.sɑ̃.sjɛl.mɑ̃\.
What does "essentiellement" mean?
As an adverb, "essentiellement" means: Par essence.
What are common misspellings of "essentiellement"?
Common misspellings include "esentiellement", "esesntiellement", "essenitellement", "essenntiellement", "essenteillement". The correct spelling is "essentiellement".
How do you pronounce "essentiellement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "essentiellement" is \e.sɑ̃.sjɛl.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "essentiellement" come from?
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Using “essentiellement”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is E-S-S-E-N-T-I-E-L-L-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \e.sɑ̃.sjɛl.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
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