étroitement
\e.tʁʁwa.tmɑ̃\
The verdict
“étroitement” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #10,622 in French word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #10,622
- frequency rank, French
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - À l’étroit, dans un espace resserré.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | étroitement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \e.tʁʁwa.tmɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #10,622 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “étroitement” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for étroitement is 11 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \e.tʁʁwa.tmɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #10,622 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 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for étroitement, with forms such as "etroitement", "téroitement", and "értoitement". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is étroitement, spelled É-T-R-O-I-T-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1À l’étroit, dans un espace resserré.
- 2D’une manière étroite, serrée.
- 3Rigoureusement, avec rigueur.
- 4Avec une grande surveillance, parce que plus on est dans un lieu étroit, plus la surveillance est facile.
- 5En vertu d’une obligation étroite, sur toutes choses.
Synonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: etroitement,téroitement,értoitement,étoritement,étriotement,étroietment,étroiteemnt,étroitemennt,étroitementt,étroitemetn,étroitemment,étroitemnet,étroitmeent,étroittement,étrotiement,étrroitement,éttroitement
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of étroitement - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “étroitement”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is É-T-R-O-I-T-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \e.tʁʁwa.tmɑ̃\ (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.