exténuement

\ɛk.ste.nu.mɑ̃\

/\ɛk.ste.nu.mɑ̃\/ noun

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.

Key facts for exténuement
PropertyValue
Headwordexténuement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛk.ste.nu.mɑ̃\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « exténuement » en français

exténuementn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

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

  1. 1
    Fait d’exténuer ou d’être exténué.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. 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.
  2. … 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "exténuement"?
"exténuement" is spelled E-X-T-É-N-U-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛk.ste.nu.mɑ̃\.
What does "exténuement" mean?
As a noun, "exténuement" means: Fait d’exténuer ou d’être exténué.
How do you pronounce "exténuement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exténuement" is \ɛk.ste.nu.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exténuement" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list