relativement

\ʁə.la.tiv.mɑ̃\

/\ʁə.la.tiv.mɑ̃\/ adv

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The verdict

“relativement” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,145. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,145
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Par comparaison avec les autres du même type.

Corpus desk

Index FR-relativement · relativement · French

relativement · rank #2,145 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,145
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH rapports

Nearest frequency peer: rapports (-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 « relativement »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « relativement » 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 relativement
PropertyValue
Headwordrelativement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ʁə.la.tiv.mɑ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#2,145
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « relativement »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.relativementse 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 « rapports » (#2,144), « rivière » (#2,146), « proposé » (#2,143). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « relativement » est au #2,145. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around relativement (IPA \ʁə.la.tiv.mɑ̃\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #2,145 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for relativement, with forms such as "erlativement", "realtivement", and "relaitvement". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 relativement, spelled R-E-L-A-T-I-V-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Par comparaison avec les autres du même type.
  2. 2
    (Relativement à) En ce qui concerne.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Parmi les départs, relativement fréquents étaient donc ceux qui se faisaient, non pas en direction du domicile des intéressés, mais vers ce bâtiment pudiquement baptisé « réserve » qui, caché par un rideau d’arbres au fond du parc, faisait office de dépositoire mortuaire avant l’enlèvement des corps par les familles.
  2. La Grande-Bretagne, qui s’est isolée tout récemment, et a des conditions écologiques relativement uniformes, a un endémisme presque nul.

Synonyms

assez

This word in other languages

comparatively(English)ziemlich(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erlativement
  • realtivement
  • relaitvement
  • relatievment
  • relativeemnt
  • relativemennt
  • relativementt
  • relativemetn
  • relativemment
  • relativemnet
  • relativmeent
  • relativvement
  • relattivement
  • relatviement
  • rellativement
  • reltaivement
  • rleativement
  • rrelativement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of relativement - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

erlativement2realtivement2relaitvement2relatievment2relativeemnt2relativemennt1relativementt1relativemetn2
Edit distance from "relativement"

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 "relativement"?
"relativement" is spelled R-E-L-A-T-I-V-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.la.tiv.mɑ̃\.
What does "relativement" mean?
As an adverb, "relativement" means: Par comparaison avec les autres du même type.
What are common misspellings of "relativement"?
Common misspellings include "erlativement", "realtivement", "relaitvement", "relatievment", "relativeemnt". The correct spelling is "relativement".
How do you pronounce "relativement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "relativement" is \ʁə.la.tiv.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "relativement" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

informatique#2,180travailleurs#2,202bibliothèque#2,069sérieusement#2,252

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

extrêmement18 variantsprofessionnels18 variantschangements18 variantsconversation18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list