étanchement
\e.tɑ̃ʃ.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“étanchement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Action d’étancher la soif.
Corpus desk
Index FR-etanchement · étanchement · French
étanchement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | étanchement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.tɑ̃ʃ.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « étanchement » en français
Rare enough to double-check
étanchement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.tɑ̃ʃ.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for étanchement in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is étanchement, spelled É-T-A-N-C-H-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Action d’étancher la soif.
- 2Action de stopper un écoulement.
- 3Ensemble d'opérations visant à réaliser l'étanchéité d'un matériel, par exemple avant un franchissement en submersion.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how étanchement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pour faire cesser ce chagrin, son père adoptif lui donnait un biscuit trempé dans du péquet, le genièvre local. Comme l'enfant fut sevré avec un hareng saur, il vécut toute son existence tenaillé par une soif inextinguible, dont l’étanchement explique un appendice nasal proéminent et rubicond.
L’étanchement du sang.
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.