ransomware
\ʁɑ̃.sɔm.wɛʁ\
The verdict
“ransomware” is uncommon French (frequency #82,393 among 5,742 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,393
- frequency rank, French
- 5,742
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Logiciel malveillant qui empêche l’accès aux données stockées sur un ordinateur et propose leur récupération contre le paiement d’une rançon.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ransomware · ransomware · French
ransomware · rank #82,393 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,393
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,742
- PHOTO-FINISH ravisé
Nearest frequency peer: ravisé (+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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « ransomware »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- racontons
racontons
17,612 corpus weight
- rafraîchiss…
rafraîchissantes
17,611 corpus weight
- ransomware
ransomware
17,608 corpus weight
- ravisé
ravisé
17,607 corpus weight
- realm
realm
17,606 corpus weight
- rechargez
rechargez
17,605 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « ransomware » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ransomware |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁɑ̃.sɔm.wɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #82,393 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ransomware » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ransomware is uncommon French at frequency #82,393 among 5,742 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁɑ̃.sɔm.wɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Logiciel malveillant qui empêche l’accès aux données stockées sur un ordinateur et propose leur récupération contre le paiement d’une rançon.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ransomware, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is ransomware, spelled R-A-N-S-O-M-W-A-R-E.
Definition
- 1Logiciel malveillant qui empêche l’accès aux données stockées sur un ordinateur et propose leur récupération contre le paiement d’une rançon.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ransomware appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Une cyberattaque au ransomware du groupe de pirates Play a touché la Fédération française de rugby (FFR), dans la nuit de mercredi à jeudi.
Dès vendredi soir, une large attaque par phishing a provoqué une vague d'infections par un ransomware, WannaCrypt.
This word in other languages
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.
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