pivotement

\pi.vɔt.mɑ̃\

/\pi.vɔt.mɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“pivotement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de pivoter.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pivotement · pivotement · French

pivotement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for pivotement
PropertyValue
Headwordpivotement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pi.vɔt.mɑ̃\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pivotement » en français

pivotementsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pivotement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pi.vɔt.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for pivotement in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is pivotement, spelled P-I-V-O-T-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de pivoter.
  2. 2
    Résultat de cette action.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je l'ai laissé seul, je ne l'ai pas lâché du regard, prenant ma grosse voix dès que sa tête tentait un pivotement sur la gauche ou sur la droite.
  2. En 5e position, l’effondrement de l’industrie de la restauration et les pivotements consécutifs dus aux verrouillages successifs ont été extrêmement pénibles à voir.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pivotement"?
"pivotement" is spelled P-I-V-O-T-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \pi.vɔt.mɑ̃\.
What does "pivotement" mean?
As a noun, "pivotement" means: Action de pivoter.
How do you pronounce "pivotement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pivotement" is \pi.vɔt.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list