impuissamment
\ɛ̃.pɥi.sa.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“impuissamment” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De manière impuissante ; sans pouvoir parvenir au résultat.
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Index FR-impuissamment · impuissamment · French
impuissamment · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | impuissamment |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.pɥi.sa.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
impuissamment is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɛ̃.pɥi.sa.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "De manière impuissante ; sans pouvoir parvenir au résultat.".
impuissamment doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is impuissamment, spelled I-M-P-U-I-S-S-A-M-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1De manière impuissante ; sans pouvoir parvenir au résultat.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how impuissamment appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On leur opposait le triomphe des armes françaises en Orient et en Italie, alors que ces contradicteurs du sentiment public, tous militaires ayant eu rôle de témoins et d'acteurs dans ces deux campagnes, y avaient expressément rencontré les avertissements, les leçons, les prévisions dont ils demandaient instamment et impuissamment que l'avenir tînt compte.
À la façon des bons chrétiens, c'est morne foule, Qui cherche impuissamment un sens aux sons, la houle Des sons exaspérés montant comme la mer…
This word in other languages
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.