exténuement
\ɛk.ste.nu.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“exténuement” 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) - Fait d’exténuer ou d’être exténué.
Corpus desk
Index FR-extenuement · exténuement · French
exténuement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | exténuement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛk.ste.nu.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « exténuement » en français
Rare enough to double-check
exténuement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛk.ste.nu.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fait d’exténuer ou d’être exténué.".
Zero misspellings are on record for exténuement in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is exténuement, spelled E-X-T-É-N-U-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Fait d’exténuer ou d’être exténué.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how exténuement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
À travers ce défi, la forme romanesque ne romance jamais le témoignage, elle l’authentifie en contournant l’écueil de la fiction à partir d’une « langue-objet », si familière alors de la pétrification qu’elle dénonce, si réceptive à la capture de l’exténuement et de l’exil d’Israël.
… nous éprouvions pourtant que de ce nous le tas déborderait, qu’une énergie sans fond le limerait, que les moi se noueraient comme des cordes, aussi mal amarrées que les dernières cannes de fin de jour, quand le soleil tombe dans l’exténuement du corps.
Synonyms
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.