rabaissement
\ʁa.bɛs.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“rabaissement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de rabaisser, de diminuer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-rabaissement · rabaissement · French
rabaissement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" 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 | rabaissement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁa.bɛs.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
rabaissement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁa.bɛs.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action de rabaisser, de diminuer.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for rabaissement in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is rabaissement, spelled R-A-B-A-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Action de rabaisser, de diminuer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rabaissement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le rabaissement d’une corniche trop haute.
Le rabaissement des monnaies.
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.