rigidement
\ʁi.ʒid.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“rigidement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D’une manière rigide.
Corpus desk
Index FR-rigidement · rigidement · French
rigidement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | rigidement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ʁi.ʒid.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
rigidement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ʁi.ʒid.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
rigidement doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is rigidement, spelled R-I-G-I-D-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1D’une manière rigide.
- 2Strictement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rigidement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La figure 3.32 montre le banc d'essai utilisé à l'EPFL pour des tests statiques-cycliques sur des refends en maçonnerie renforcés par des matériaux composites [3.14]. Les refends sont fixés rigidement au sol du laboratoire.
Quand les lois n'étaient plus rigidement observées,
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.