étincellement

\e.tɛ̃.sɛl.mɑ̃\

/\e.tɛ̃.sɛl.mɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“étincellement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Éclat de ce qui étincelle.

Corpus desk

Index FR-etincellement · étincellement · French

étincellement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for étincellement
PropertyValue
Headwordétincellement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.tɛ̃.sɛl.mɑ̃\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « étincellement » en français

étincellementsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

étincellement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.tɛ̃.sɛl.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Éclat de ce qui étincelle.".

Zero misspellings are on record for étincellement in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is étincellement, spelled É-T-I-N-C-E-L-L-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Éclat de ce qui étincelle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’étincellement d’un charbon ardent, d’une barre de fer rouge.
  2. L’étincellement des étoiles fixes.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "étincellement"?
"étincellement" is spelled É-T-I-N-C-E-L-L-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \e.tɛ̃.sɛl.mɑ̃\.
What does "étincellement" mean?
As a noun, "étincellement" means: Éclat de ce qui étincelle.
How do you pronounce "étincellement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "étincellement" is \e.tɛ̃.sɛl.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "étincellement" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list