lourdement
\luʁ.də.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“lourdement” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,251. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #11,251
- frequency rank, French
- 2,567
- “L” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D’une manière lourde, gauche, sans finesse.
Corpus desk
Index FR-lourdement · lourdement · French
lourdement · rank #11,251 · 15 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #11,251
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,567
- PHOTO-FINISH lumineuse
Nearest frequency peer: lumineuse (+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 « lourdement »
Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin
- litige
litige
88,753 corpus weight
- louche
louche
88,752 corpus weight
- lourdement
lourdement
88,750 corpus weight
- lumineuse
lumineuse
88,749 corpus weight
- lunaire
lunaire
88,748 corpus weight
- lésions
lésions
88,747 corpus weight
What this shows « lourdement » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lourdement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \luʁ.də.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #11,251 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « lourdement »
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around lourdement (IPA \luʁ.də.mɑ̃\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #11,251 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for lourdement, with forms such as "llourdement", "lorudement", and "loudrement". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is lourdement, spelled L-O-U-R-D-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1D’une manière lourde, gauche, sans finesse.
- 2D’une manière qui marque un esprit lourd.
- 3D’une manière lourde, avec tout le poids.
- 4D’une façon qui pèse sur le corps.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lourdement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hier matin, vous n'êtes pas allé marcher avec le club, comme tous les mercredis. Comme par hasard, c'est le jour où votre voisin se fait assassiner. Il insista lourdement sur ce dernier mot.
Le jour naissait. Feempje se dressa sur son séant et ne reprit lourdement ses esprits qu'après quelques minutes.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- llourdement
- lorudement
- loudrement
- lourddement
- lourdeemnt
- lourdemennt
- lourdementt
- lourdemetn
- lourdemment
- lourdemnet
- lourdmeent
- louredment
- lourrdement
- luordement
- olurdement
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lourdement - 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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