isolement
\i.zɔl.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“isolement” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #7,453 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #7,453
- frequency rank, French
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action d'isoler, de mettre à part.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | isolement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \i.zɔl.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #7,453 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “isolement” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for isolement is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \i.zɔl.mɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #7,453 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Action d'isoler, de mettre à part.
- 2État d’une personne qui vit isolée.
- 3État de ce qui est isolé.
- 4Distance entre deux parties de construction qui ne se touchent pas.
- 5Séparation opérée par des milieux non conducteurs entre un corps qu’on électrise et les corps environnants qui pourraient lui enlever son électricité.
- 6L'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.
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “isolement”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is I-S-O-L-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \i.zɔl.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.