froidement

\fʁwad.mɑ̃\

/\fʁwad.mɑ̃\/ adv

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The verdict

“froidement” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,599. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,599
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De manière à sentir le froid.

Corpus desk

Index FR-froidement · froidement · French

froidement · rank #24,599 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,599
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH foute

Nearest frequency peer: foute (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « froidement »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « froidement » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

froidement vs frottement
80% similar
froidement vs fondement
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for froidement
PropertyValue
Headwordfroidement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\fʁwad.mɑ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#24,599
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « froidement »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.froidementse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « foute » (#24,598), « frénésie » (#24,600), « fourré » (#24,597). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « froidement » est au #24,599. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around froidement (IPA \fʁwad.mɑ̃\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #24,599 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for froidement, with forms such as "ffroidement", "foridement", and "friodement". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "frottement", "fondement", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is froidement, spelled F-R-O-I-D-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    De manière à sentir le froid.
  2. 2
    D’une manière froide, sans chaleur, sans émotion.
  3. 3
    D’une manière froide, avec réserve, sans encourager.
  4. 4
    Avec impassibilité, sans se troubler, sans s’émouvoir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Être logé, vêtu froidement.
  2. Il écoute froidement les injures. Le stoïcien regarde froidement la mort.

This word in other languages

coldly(English)fríamente(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffroidement
  • foridement
  • friodement
  • frodiement
  • froiddement
  • froideemnt
  • froidemennt
  • froidementt
  • froidemetn
  • froidemment
  • froidemnet
  • froidmeent
  • froiedment
  • frroidement
  • rfoidement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of froidement - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ffroidement1foridement2friodement2frodiement2froiddement1froideemnt2froidemennt1froidementt1
Edit distance from "froidement"

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 "froidement"?
"froidement" is spelled F-R-O-I-D-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \fʁwad.mɑ̃\.
What does "froidement" mean?
As an adverb, "froidement" means: De manière à sentir le froid.
What words are commonly confused with "froidement"?
"froidement" is commonly confused with "frottement", "fondement". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "froidement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "froidement" is \fʁwad.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "froidement" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

figuraient#24,592expulsions#24,586généralise#24,619enseignent#24,577

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

illumination15 variantsimposables15 variantsinterfaces15 variantsinterrogées15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list