étirement

\e.ti.ʁə.mɑ̃\

/\e.ti.ʁə.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“étirement” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #48,880 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#48,880
frequency rank, French
9
letters
14
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fait de rendre plus long, d'étendre en amincissant sous l'effet d'une action mécanique.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

étirement vs évidement
78% similar
étirement vs évitement
78% similar
étirement vs étirements
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for étirement
PropertyValue
Headwordétirement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.ti.ʁə.mɑ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#48,880
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “étirement” 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). étirement 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 étirement is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \e.ti.ʁə.mɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #48,880 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for étirement, with forms such as "etirement", "téirement", and "éitrement". 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. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "évidement", "évitement", "étirements", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is étirement, spelled É-T-I-R-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fait de rendre plus long, d'étendre en amincissant sous l'effet d'une action mécanique.
  2. 2
    Fait d'être très allongé.
  3. 3
    Fait de déployer ses membres sur des mouvements amples.
  4. 4
    Exercice musculaire permettant d’éviter les courbatures.
  5. 5
    Fait d'allonger dans le temps, ou dans la conceptualisation de quelque chose.

This word in other languages

stretching(English)estiramiento(Español)Strecken(Deutsch)alongamento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: etirement,téirement,éitrement,étierment,étireemnt,étiremennt,étirementt,étiremetn,étiremment,étiremnet,étirmeent,étirrement,étriement,éttirement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of étirement - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

etirement1téirement2éitrement2étierment2étireemnt2étiremennt1étirementt1étiremetn2
Edit distance from "étirement"

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 "étirement"?
"étirement" is spelled É-T-I-R-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \e.ti.ʁə.mɑ̃\.
What does "étirement" mean?
As a noun, "étirement" means: Fait de rendre plus long, d'étendre en amincissant sous l'effet d'une action mécanique.
What words are commonly confused with "étirement"?
"étirement" is commonly confused with "évidement", "évitement", "étirements". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "étirement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "étirement" is \e.ti.ʁə.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "étirement" come from?
"étirement" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “étirement”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is É-T-I-R-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \e.ti.ʁə.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “évidement” - see the side-by-side comparison. étirement vs évidement
  • 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