fourvoiement

\fuʁ.vwa.mɑ̃\

/\fuʁ.vwa.mɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“fourvoiement” 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) - Erreur de celui qui s’égare de son chemin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fourvoiement · fourvoiement · French

fourvoiement · 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 fourvoiement
PropertyValue
Headwordfourvoiement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fuʁ.vwa.mɑ̃\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « fourvoiement » en français

fourvoiementsiège 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

fourvoiement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fuʁ.vwa.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for fourvoiement in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is fourvoiement, spelled F-O-U-R-V-O-I-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Erreur de celui qui s’égare de son chemin.
  2. 2
    Erreur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les colis ne doivent porter aucune marque d'un transport antérieur, effectué par la poste ou par le chemin de fer. Si cette condition n'est pas remplie et qu'il en résulte un fourvoiement de la marchandise, le chemin de fer n'est pas responsable du dommage provenant de ce fourvoiement.
  2. — La malade mourut, l'on vit avec étonnement sur le cadavre, que le pubis droit, avoit été coupé : sa portion retranchée, qui avoit trois ou quatre lignes d'épaisseur, étoit restée symphysée avec le pubis gauche. Ce fourvoiement , provenoit de la déviation de la symphyse elle-même , qui se portoit plus à gauche qu'à droite, de sorte qu'elle n'occupoit pas…

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 "fourvoiement"?
"fourvoiement" is spelled F-O-U-R-V-O-I-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \fuʁ.vwa.mɑ̃\.
What does "fourvoiement" mean?
As a noun, "fourvoiement" means: Erreur de celui qui s’égare de son chemin.
How do you pronounce "fourvoiement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fourvoiement" is \fuʁ.vwa.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fourvoiement" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list