pèsement
\pɛz.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“pèsement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de peser.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pesement · pèsement · French
pèsement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | pèsement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɛz.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pèsement » en français
Rare enough to double-check
pèsement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɛz.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action de peser.".
pèsement doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is pèsement, spelled P-È-S-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Action de peser.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pèsement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Abus et fraudes qui se commettent au pèsement des monnaies et des autres matières d'or et d'argent.
Aussi dans la plupart des Cathédrales, ce symbole est-il complété par l’image du « Jugement dernier » qui se déroule au-dessus des chambranles. Il en est ainsi, à Paris, à Amiens, à Bourges. A Chartres, au contraire, le pèsement des âmes est relégué, comme à Reims, sur le tympan du porche Nord ; […].
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.