oppriment

\ɔ.pʁim\

/\ɔ.pʁim\/ verb

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The verdict

“oppriment” is uncommon French (frequency #75,967 among 75,470 “O” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,967
frequency rank, French
75,470
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de opprimer.

Key facts for oppriment
PropertyValue
Headwordoppriment
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɔ.pʁim\
Letters9
Frequency rank#75,967
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “oppriment” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). oppriment lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

oppriment is uncommon French at frequency #75,967 among 75,470 “O” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ɔ.pʁim\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for oppriment, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 oppriment, spelled O-P-P-R-I-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de opprimer.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent du subjonctif de opprimer.

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 "oppriment"?
"oppriment" is spelled O-P-P-R-I-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.pʁim\.
What does "oppriment" mean?
As a verb, "oppriment" means: Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de opprimer.
How do you pronounce "oppriment"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "oppriment" is \ɔ.pʁim\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "oppriment" come from?
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Using “oppriment”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is O-P-P-R-I-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɔ.pʁim\ (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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list