fléchissement

\fle.ʃis.mɑ̃\

/\fle.ʃis.mɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“fléchissement” is uncommon French (frequency #55,290 among 3,276 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,290
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de fléchir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-flechissement · fléchissement · French

fléchissement · rank #55,290 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,290
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH Flanagan

Nearest frequency peer: Flanagan (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « fléchissement »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « fléchissement » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fléchissement
PropertyValue
Headwordfléchissement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fle.ʃis.mɑ̃\
Letters13
Frequency rank#55,290
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « fléchissement » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).fléchissementtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Flanagan » (#55,289), « fofo » (#55,291), « flambées » (#55,288). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fléchissement » est au #55,290. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fléchissement is uncommon French at frequency #55,290 among 3,276 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \fle.ʃis.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for fléchissement in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is fléchissement, spelled F-L-É-C-H-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de fléchir.
  2. 2
    État d’un corps qui fléchit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le fléchissement des genoux.
  2. En d’autres mots, un mouvement avec un fléchissement dominant des hanches est un soulevé de terre, et celui avec un fléchissement dominant dans les genoux est un squat.

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 "fléchissement"?
"fléchissement" is spelled F-L-É-C-H-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \fle.ʃis.mɑ̃\.
What does "fléchissement" mean?
As a noun, "fléchissement" means: Action de fléchir.
How do you pronounce "fléchissement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fléchissement" is \fle.ʃis.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fléchissement", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list