lascivement
\la.siv.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“lascivement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D’une manière lascive.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lascivement · lascivement · French
lascivement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | lascivement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \la.siv.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « lascivement » en français
Rare enough to double-check
lascivement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \la.siv.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "D’une manière lascive.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lascivement, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is lascivement, spelled L-A-S-C-I-V-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1D’une manière lascive.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lascivement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Danser lascivement.
Synonyms
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.