rapidement

\ʁa.pi.də.mɑ̃\

/\ʁa.pi.də.mɑ̃\/ adv

The verdict

“rapidement” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #828. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#828
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Avec rapidité ; d’une manière rapide.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rapidement · rapidement · French

rapidement · rank #828 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #828
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH permis

Nearest frequency peer: permis (-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 « rapidement »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « rapidement » 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 rapidement
PropertyValue
Headwordrapidement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ʁa.pi.də.mɑ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#828
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « rapidement »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).rapidementse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « permis » (#827), « retrouver » (#829), « ouest » (#826). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « rapidement » est au #828. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around rapidement (IPA \ʁa.pi.də.mɑ̃\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #828 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for rapidement, with forms such as "arpidement", "raipdement", and "rapdiement". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 rapidement, spelled R-A-P-I-D-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Avec rapidité ; d’une manière rapide.
  2. 2
    À grande vitesse.
  3. 3
    Dans peu de temps ; en peu de temps.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Autrefois, nos écorces se vendaient à vil prix, et nos cuirs n’avaient pas une grande valeur ; mais nos écorces et nos cuirs, une fois bonifiés, la rivière nous permit de construire des moulins à tan, il nous vint des tanneurs dont le commerce s’accrut rapidement.
  2. Mais, depuis la bataille de Tolbiac et la conversion de Clovis, l’Église eut ses coudées franches et put rapidement asseoir son influence à travers le territoire.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arpidement
  • raipdement
  • rapdiement
  • rapiddement
  • rapideemnt
  • rapidemennt
  • rapidementt
  • rapidemetn
  • rapidemment
  • rapidemnet
  • rapidmeent
  • rapiedment
  • rappidement
  • rpaidement
  • rrapidement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rapidement - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

arpidement2raipdement2rapdiement2rapiddement1rapideemnt2rapidemennt1rapidementt1rapidemetn2
Edit distance from "rapidement"

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 "rapidement"?
"rapidement" is spelled R-A-P-I-D-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁa.pi.də.mɑ̃\.
What does "rapidement" mean?
As an adverb, "rapidement" means: Avec rapidité ; d’une manière rapide.
What are common misspellings of "rapidement"?
Common misspellings include "arpidement", "raipdement", "rapdiement", "rapiddement", "rapideemnt". The correct spelling is "rapidement".
How do you pronounce "rapidement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rapidement" is \ʁa.pi.də.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rapidement" come from?
"rapidement" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list