occasionnellement
\ɔ.ka.zjɔ.nɛl.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“occasionnellement” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #20,215 in French word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #20,215
- frequency rank, French
- 17
- letters
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dans certaines circonstances ; de manière occasionnelle ; par occasion. Note d’usage : Très occasionnellement signifie des événements moins fréquents que occasionnellement.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | occasionnellement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɔ.ka.zjɔ.nɛl.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Frequency rank | #20,215 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “occasionnellement” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for occasionnellement is 17 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɔ.ka.zjɔ.nɛl.mɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #20,215 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Dans certaines circonstances ; de manière occasionnelle ; par occasion. Note d’usage : Très occasionnellement signifie des événements moins fréquents que occasionnellement.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for occasionnellement, with forms such as "cocasionnellement", "ocacsionnellement", and "ocasionnellement". 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 confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 occasionnellement, spelled O-C-C-A-S-I-O-N-N-E-L-L-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Dans certaines circonstances ; de manière occasionnelle ; par occasion. Note d’usage : Très occasionnellement signifie des événements moins fréquents que occasionnellement.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cocasionnellement,ocacsionnellement,ocasionnellement,occaisonnellement,occasinonellement,occasionellement,occasionenllement,occasionnelelment,occasionnelement,occasionnelleemnt,occasionnellemennt,occasionnellementt,occasionnellemetn,occasionnellemment,occasionnellemnet,occasionnellmeent,occasionnlelement,occasoinnellement,occassionnellement,occsaionnellement
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of occasionnellement - 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "occasionnellement"?
What does "occasionnellement" mean?
What are common misspellings of "occasionnellement"?
How do you pronounce "occasionnellement"?
What language does "occasionnellement" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “occasionnellement”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is O-C-C-A-S-I-O-N-N-E-L-L-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɔ.ka.zjɔ.nɛl.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.