paresseusement
\pa.ʁɛ.søz.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“paresseusement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Avec paresse ; d’une manière paresseuse.
Corpus desk
Index FR-paresseusement · paresseusement · French
paresseusement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | paresseusement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \pa.ʁɛ.søz.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
paresseusement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \pa.ʁɛ.søz.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Avec paresse ; d’une manière paresseuse.".
paresseusement doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is paresseusement, spelled P-A-R-E-S-S-E-U-S-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Avec paresse ; d’une manière paresseuse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how paresseusement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mollement enfoncé dans un fauteuil relaxe de la salle de séjour de son appartement privé, un verre de whisky à portée de la main, Jacques Dubois-Rimbert laissait paresseusement errer son regard sur les toiles de maîtres qui ornaient les murs aux teintes beige rosé de la pièce.
Pour unique réponse, Geisha s'étira paresseusement et demanda une cigarette.
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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.