progressivement

\pʁɔ.ɡʁe.siv.mɑ̃\

/\pʁɔ.ɡʁe.siv.mɑ̃\/ adv

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The verdict

“progressivement” has 22 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,091. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,091
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
22
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-progressivement · progressivement · French

progressivement · rank #4,091 · 22 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,091
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 22 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH prendra

Nearest frequency peer: prendra (-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 « progressivement »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « progressivement » 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 progressivement
PropertyValue
Headwordprogressivement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\pʁɔ.ɡʁe.siv.mɑ̃\
Letters15
Frequency rank#4,091
Misspellings tracked22
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « progressivement »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).progressivementse 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 « prendra » (#4,090), « prévoit » (#4,093), « nourrir » (#4,088). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « progressivement » est au #4,091. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 22 spelling variants around progressivement (IPA \pʁɔ.ɡʁe.siv.mɑ̃\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #4,091 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for progressivement, with forms such as "porgressivement", "pprogressivement", and "prgoressivement". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is progressivement, spelled P-R-O-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    D’une manière progressive.
  2. 2
    Avec le mouvement de progression.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les citoyens dont les revenus n’excèdent point ce qui est nécessaire à leur subsistance doivent être dispensés de contribuer aux dépenses publiques ; les autres doivent le supporter progressivement, selon l'étendue de leur fortune.
  2. Des erreurs lors de la réplication de l’ADN (mutations) ou des transferts de gènes s'accumulent à fréquence faible mais constante au cours du temps, ce qui augmente progressivement le polymorphisme au sein de chaque écotype.

Synonyms

graduellement

This word in other languages

progressively(English)schrittweise(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porgressivement
  • pprogressivement
  • prgoressivement
  • progerssivement
  • proggressivement
  • progresisvement
  • progresivement
  • progressievment
  • progressiveemnt
  • progressivemennt
  • progressivementt
  • progressivemetn
  • progressivemment
  • progressivemnet
  • progressivmeent
  • progressivvement
  • progressviement
  • progrressivement
  • progrsesivement
  • prorgessivement
  • prrogressivement
  • rpogressivement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of progressivement - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

porgressivement2pprogressivement1prgoressivement2progerssivement2proggressivement1progresisvement2progresivement1progressievment2
Edit distance from "progressivement"

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 "progressivement"?
"progressivement" is spelled P-R-O-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɔ.ɡʁe.siv.mɑ̃\.
What does "progressivement" mean?
As an adverb, "progressivement" means: D’une manière progressive.
What are common misspellings of "progressivement"?
Common misspellings include "porgressivement", "pprogressivement", "prgoressivement", "progerssivement", "proggressivement". The correct spelling is "progressivement".
How do you pronounce "progressivement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "progressivement" is \pʁɔ.ɡʁe.siv.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "progressivement" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

investissements#3,929responsabilités#4,371infrastructures#4,496révolutionnaire#4,710

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (22 here; floor ≥5).

respectivement22 variantstransformation22 variantssupplémentaires22 variantsrenseignements22 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list