ravissement

\ʁa.vis.mɑ̃\

/\ʁa.vis.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“ravissement” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #44,674. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,674
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enlèvement qu’on fait avec violence. Il n’est guère en usage que dans ces locutions :

Corpus desk

Index FR-ravissement · ravissement · French

ravissement · rank #44,674 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,674
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH ravaler

Nearest frequency peer: ravaler (-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 « ravissement »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « ravissement » 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 ravissement
PropertyValue
Headwordravissement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁa.vis.mɑ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#44,674
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ravissement »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).ravissementse 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 « ravaler » (#44,673), « ravisseur » (#44,675), « rationalisme » (#44,672). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « ravissement » est au #44,674. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around ravissement (IPA \ʁa.vis.mɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,674 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for ravissement, with forms such as "arvissement", "raivssement", and "ravisement". 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 confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 ravissement, spelled R-A-V-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Enlèvement qu’on fait avec violence. Il n’est guère en usage que dans ces locutions :
  2. 2
    État de l’âme lorsqu’elle est transportée de joie, d’admiration, etc.
  3. 3
    État d’une âme transportée hors d’elle-même par l’extase.
  4. 4
    Le fait d'être privé de la maîtrise de ses activités conscientes, notamment dans le cadre d'une démarche mystique ou amoureuse. — Note d’usage : Ce terme est assez proche de la notion d'extase.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le ravissement d’Hélène, le ravissement de Proserpine, le ravissement d’Europe.
  2. Le temple était tout incrusté de marbre, avec des bas-reliefs qui représentaient Jupiter changé en taureau, le ravissement d’Europe, et son passage en Crète au travers des flots : ils semblaient respecter Jupiter, quoiqu’il fût sous une forme étrangère.

This word in other languages

rapture(English)rapto(Español)Raub(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arvissement
  • raivssement
  • ravisement
  • ravisesment
  • ravisseemnt
  • ravissemennt
  • ravissementt
  • ravissemetn
  • ravissemment
  • ravissemnet
  • ravissmeent
  • ravsisement
  • ravvissement
  • rravissement
  • rvaissement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ravissement - 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.

arvissement2raivssement2ravisement1ravisesment2ravisseemnt2ravissemennt1ravissementt1ravissemetn2
Edit distance from "ravissement"

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 "ravissement"?
"ravissement" is spelled R-A-V-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁa.vis.mɑ̃\.
What does "ravissement" mean?
As a noun, "ravissement" means: Enlèvement qu’on fait avec violence. Il n’est guère en usage que dans ces locutions :
What are common misspellings of "ravissement"?
Common misspellings include "arvissement", "raivssement", "ravisement", "ravisesment", "ravisseemnt". The correct spelling is "ravissement".
How do you pronounce "ravissement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ravissement" is \ʁa.vis.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ravissement" come from?
"ravissement" 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 "ravissement", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

recherchais#44,676racontaient#44,666rencontrais#44,685préconisait#44,651

Similar misspelling depth

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

redemander15 variantspépinières15 variantssalamandre15 variantssemblants15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list