languissement
\lɑ̃.ɡi.smɑ̃\
The verdict
“languissement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Synonyme de langueur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-languissement · languissement · French
languissement · 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 "L" 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 | languissement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \lɑ̃.ɡi.smɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
languissement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \lɑ̃.ɡi.smɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonyme de langueur.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for languissement in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is languissement, spelled L-A-N-G-U-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Synonyme de langueur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how languissement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Frédéry avait trop de languissement à son Hospitalière et à son petit Frédy.
La nostalgie est un languissement permanent pour renouer en soi les fils de la permanence.
Synonyms
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.