péjorativement

\pe.ʒo.ʁa.tiv.mɑ̃\

/\pe.ʒo.ʁa.tiv.mɑ̃\/ adv

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The verdict

“péjorativement” is uncommon French (frequency #91,067 among 6,826 “P” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,067
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-pejorativement · péjorativement · French

péjorativement · rank #91,067 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,067
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH pyrame

Nearest frequency peer: pyrame (-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 « péjorativement »

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 « péjorativement » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for péjorativement
PropertyValue
Headwordpéjorativement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\pe.ʒo.ʁa.tiv.mɑ̃\
Letters14
Frequency rank#91,067
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « péjorativement » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.péjorativementtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « pyrame » (#91,066), « pélagique » (#91,068), « purpura » (#91,065). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « péjorativement » est au #91,067. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

péjorativement is uncommon French at frequency #91,067 among 6,826 “P” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed \pe.ʒo.ʁa.tiv.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "D'une manière péjorative.".

péjorativement doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is péjorativement, spelled P-É-J-O-R-A-T-I-V-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    D'une manière péjorative.

This word in other languages

pejoratively(English)

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 "péjorativement"?
"péjorativement" is spelled P-É-J-O-R-A-T-I-V-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \pe.ʒo.ʁa.tiv.mɑ̃\.
What does "péjorativement" mean?
As an adverb, "péjorativement" means: D'une manière péjorative.
How do you pronounce "péjorativement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "péjorativement" is \pe.ʒo.ʁa.tiv.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "péjorativement" come from?
"péjorativement" 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 "péjorativement", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list