estompent
\ɛs.tɔ̃p\
The verdict
“estompent” is uncommon French (frequency #54,569 among 201,161 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,569
- frequency rank, French
- 201,161
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de estomper.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | estompent |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛs.tɔ̃p\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #54,569 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “estompent” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
estompent is uncommon French at frequency #54,569 among 201,161 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛs.tɔ̃p\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for estompent, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 estompent, spelled E-S-T-O-M-P-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de estomper.
- 2Troisième personne du pluriel du présent du subjonctif de estomper.
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.
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Using “estompent”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is E-S-T-O-M-P-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɛs.tɔ̃p\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.