isolement

\i.zɔl.mɑ̃\

/\i.zɔl.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“isolement” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,453. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,453
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d'isoler, de mettre à part.

Corpus desk

Index FR-isolement · isolement · French

isolement · rank #7,453 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,453
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH intimité

Nearest frequency peer: intimité (-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 « isolement »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « isolement » 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 isolement
PropertyValue
Headwordisolement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\i.zɔl.mɑ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,453
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « isolement »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « intimité » (#7,452), « jersey » (#7,454), « injection » (#7,451). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « isolement » est au #7,453. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around isolement (IPA \i.zɔl.mɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,453 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for isolement, with forms such as "ioslement", "isloement", and "isoelment". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is isolement, spelled I-S-O-L-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d'isoler, de mettre à part.
  2. 2
    État d’une personne qui vit isolée.
  3. 3
    État de ce qui est isolé.
  4. 4
    Distance entre deux parties de construction qui ne se touchent pas.
  5. 5
    Séparation opérée par des milieux non conducteurs entre un corps qu’on électrise et les corps environnants qui pourraient lui enlever son électricité.
  6. 6
    L'isolement topographique d'un sommet désigne la distance séparant un sommet déterminé d'un point de même altitude situé sur les pentes d'un autre sommet plus élevé et le plus proche possible.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dès le Moyen Âge, l’homme avait trouvé un moyen très efficace de lutter contre les pandémies : l’isolement ou le confinement, principe qui est encore très utilisé de nos jours.
  2. Il gueule du matin au soir et, quand il a commencé à tout casser dans sa cellule sous les regards horrifiés de ses deux codétenus qui voyaient déjà leur tour arriver, il a été placé à l’isolement.

Synonyms

escapismeisolationisolismesolitude

This word in other languages

isolation(English)aislamiento(Español)Einsamkeit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ioslement
  • isloement
  • isoelment
  • isoleemnt
  • isolemennt
  • isolementt
  • isolemetn
  • isolemment
  • isolemnet
  • isollement
  • isolmeent
  • issolement
  • siolement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of isolement - 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.

ioslement2isloement2isoelment2isoleemnt2isolemennt1isolementt1isolemetn2isolemment1
Edit distance from "isolement"

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 "isolement"?
"isolement" is spelled I-S-O-L-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \i.zɔl.mɑ̃\.
What does "isolement" mean?
As a noun, "isolement" means: Action d'isoler, de mettre à part.
What are common misspellings of "isolement"?
Common misspellings include "ioslement", "isloement", "isoelment", "isoleemnt", "isolemennt". The correct spelling is "isolement".
How do you pronounce "isolement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "isolement" is \i.zɔl.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "isolement" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

injection#7,451impériale#7,450locataire#7,457gravement#7,445

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Elizabeth13 variantseffectuées13 variantspréjugés13 variantsthéologie13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list