repoussement
\ʁə.pu.smɑ̃\
The verdict
“repoussement” 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 repousser.
Corpus desk
Index FR-repoussement · repoussement · French
repoussement · 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 | repoussement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁə.pu.smɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « repoussement » en français
Rare enough to double-check
repoussement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁə.pu.smɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for repoussement in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is repoussement, spelled R-E-P-O-U-S-S-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Action de repousser.
- 2Recul produit par une arme à feu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how repoussement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cette contusion a été causée par le repoussement de son fusil.
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.