négligemment

\ne.ɡli.ʒa.mɑ̃\

/\ne.ɡli.ʒa.mɑ̃\/ adv

The verdict

“négligemment” is uncommon French (frequency #63,964 among 1,563 “N” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,964
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Avec négligence.

Corpus desk

Index FR-negligemment · négligemment · French

négligemment · rank #63,964 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,964
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH néerlandophon…

Nearest frequency peer: néerlandophones (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « négligemment »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « négligemment » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for négligemment
PropertyValue
Headwordnégligemment
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ne.ɡli.ʒa.mɑ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#63,964
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « négligemment » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).négligemmenttombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « néerlandophones » (#63,963), « nénuphar » (#63,965), « Nyx » (#63,962). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « négligemment » est au #63,964. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

négligemment is uncommon French at frequency #63,964 among 1,563 “N” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ne.ɡli.ʒa.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for négligemment, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 négligemment, spelled N-É-G-L-I-G-E-M-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Avec négligence.
  2. 2
    D’un ton de négligence qui marque peu d’intérêt.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. On dit qu’il [M. de Pompone] faisait un peu négligemment sa charge, que les courriers attendaient.
  2. Pendant que l’empereur Constance, occupé des affaires de l’arianisme, faisait négligemment celles de l’empire, les Perses remportèrent de grands avantages.

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); 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 "négligemment"?
"négligemment" is spelled N-É-G-L-I-G-E-M-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ne.ɡli.ʒa.mɑ̃\.
What does "négligemment" mean?
As an adverb, "négligemment" means: Avec négligence.
How do you pronounce "négligemment"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "négligemment" is \ne.ɡli.ʒa.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "négligemment" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list