pivotement
\pi.vɔt.mɑ̃\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pivotement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pi.vɔt.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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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
- 1Action de pivoter.
- 2Résultat de cette action.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pivotement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
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.