sommairement
\sɔ.mɛʁ.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“sommairement” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #35,732 in French word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #35,732
- frequency rank, French
- 12
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - D’une manière sommaire, en peu de paroles ou d’écrits.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sommairement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \sɔ.mɛʁ.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #35,732 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sommairement” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for sommairement is 12 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sɔ.mɛʁ.mɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #35,732 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for sommairement, with forms such as "osmmairement", "smomairement", and "somairement". 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. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 sommairement, spelled S-O-M-M-A-I-R-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1D’une manière sommaire, en peu de paroles ou d’écrits.
- 2Avec peu de moyens, avec peu de rigueur.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: osmmairement,smomairement,somairement,somamirement,sommaierment,sommaireemnt,sommairemennt,sommairementt,sommairemetn,sommairemment,sommairemnet,sommairmeent,sommairrement,sommariement,sommiarement,ssommairement
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sommairement - 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.
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.
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Using “sommairement”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-O-M-M-A-I-R-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \sɔ.mɛʁ.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.