furtivement

\fyʁ.tiv.mɑ̃\

/\fyʁ.tiv.mɑ̃\/ adv

The verdict

“furtivement” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #40,282. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,282
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D’une manière furtive.

Corpus desk

Index FR-furtivement · furtivement · French

furtivement · rank #40,282 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,282
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fusent

Nearest frequency peer: fusent (+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 « furtivement »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « furtivement » 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
Key facts for furtivement
PropertyValue
Headwordfurtivement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\fyʁ.tiv.mɑ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#40,282
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « furtivement »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).furtivementse 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 « fusent » (#40,283), « fractionnement » (#40,280), « fâchent » (#40,284). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « furtivement » est au #40,282. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around furtivement (IPA \fyʁ.tiv.mɑ̃\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #40,282 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for furtivement, with forms such as "ffurtivement", "frutivement", and "furitvement". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 furtivement, spelled F-U-R-T-I-V-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    D’une manière furtive.
  2. 2
    D’une manière à échapper à la vigilance des radars des ennemis.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La nouvelle d’une révolution en Macédoine lui fit prendre la résolution de sortir furtivement de Thèbes.
  2. Elles voudraient jouir furtivement du plaisir de vous aimer et d’être aimées sans que vous y prissiez garde.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffurtivement
  • frutivement
  • furitvement
  • furrtivement
  • furtievment
  • furtiveemnt
  • furtivemennt
  • furtivementt
  • furtivemetn
  • furtivemment
  • furtivemnet
  • furtivmeent
  • furtivvement
  • furttivement
  • furtviement
  • futrivement
  • ufrtivement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of furtivement - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ffurtivement1frutivement2furitvement2furrtivement1furtievment2furtiveemnt2furtivemennt1furtivementt1
Edit distance from "furtivement"

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 "furtivement"?
"furtivement" is spelled F-U-R-T-I-V-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \fyʁ.tiv.mɑ̃\.
What does "furtivement" mean?
As an adverb, "furtivement" means: D’une manière furtive.
What are common misspellings of "furtivement"?
Common misspellings include "ffurtivement", "frutivement", "furitvement", "furrtivement", "furtievment". The correct spelling is "furtivement".
How do you pronounce "furtivement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "furtivement" is \fyʁ.tiv.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "furtivement" come from?
"furtivement" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list