passivement

\pa.siv.mɑ̃\

/\pa.siv.mɑ̃\/ adv

The verdict

“passivement” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #43,590. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,590
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D’une manière passive.

Corpus desk

Index FR-passivement · passivement · French

passivement · rank #43,590 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,590
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH parés

Nearest frequency peer: parés (-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 « passivement »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « passivement » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for passivement
PropertyValue
Headwordpassivement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\pa.siv.mɑ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#43,590
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « passivement »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).passivementse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « parés » (#43,589), « passives » (#43,591), « parlante » (#43,588). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « passivement » est au #43,590. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around passivement (IPA \pa.siv.mɑ̃\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #43,590 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for passivement, with forms such as "apssivement", "pasisvement", and "pasivement". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is passivement, spelled P-A-S-S-I-V-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    D’une manière passive.
  2. 2
    Conformément à la voix passive.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Maxime attendait passivement une occasion qui le débarrassât de cette maîtresse gênante.
  2. … : mais l’inhumaine Raison enseigne que les rois sont rois, que les grands sont riches, parce que la masse humaine est bête et lâche et se laisse passivement commander et exploiter.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apssivement
  • pasisvement
  • pasivement
  • passievment
  • passiveemnt
  • passivemennt
  • passivementt
  • passivemetn
  • passivemment
  • passivemnet
  • passivmeent
  • passivvement
  • passviement
  • ppassivement
  • psasivement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of passivement - 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.

apssivement2pasisvement2pasivement1passievment2passiveemnt2passivemennt1passivementt1passivemetn2
Edit distance from "passivement"

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 "passivement"?
"passivement" is spelled P-A-S-S-I-V-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \pa.siv.mɑ̃\.
What does "passivement" mean?
As an adverb, "passivement" means: D’une manière passive.
What are common misspellings of "passivement"?
Common misspellings include "apssivement", "pasisvement", "pasivement", "passievment", "passiveemnt". The correct spelling is "passivement".
How do you pronounce "passivement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "passivement" is \pa.siv.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "passivement" come from?
"passivement" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list