foudroiement

\fu.dʁwa.mɑ̃\

/\fu.dʁwa.mɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“foudroiement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-foudroiement · foudroiement · French

foudroiement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" 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 foudroiement
PropertyValue
Headwordfoudroiement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fu.dʁwa.mɑ̃\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « foudroiement » en français

foudroiementsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

foudroiement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fu.dʁwa.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action de foudroyer.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for foudroiement in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is foudroiement, spelled F-O-U-D-R-O-I-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de foudroyer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il a fallu, soit l’éclatant désastre de Marius et son allocution au Cimbre chargé de le tuer, soit l’auguste commandement d’une mère au lion de Florence, pour faire connaître historiquement quelques-uns de ces foudroiements de la pensée.
  2. Depuis une quinzaine dʼannées, des recherches sur la physiopathologie du foudroiement ont complété les publications des cas cliniques, ouvrant la voie à la kéraunopathologie et aux recommandations pour la prise en charge des foudroyés.

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 "foudroiement"?
"foudroiement" is spelled F-O-U-D-R-O-I-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \fu.dʁwa.mɑ̃\.
What does "foudroiement" mean?
As a noun, "foudroiement" means: Action de foudroyer.
How do you pronounce "foudroiement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "foudroiement" is \fu.dʁwa.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "foudroiement" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list