somnambulisme
\sɔm.nɑ̃.by.lism\
The verdict
“somnambulisme” is an uncommon French word, ranked #57,603 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #57,603
- frequency rank, French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - État, affection du somnambule.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | somnambulisme |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɔm.nɑ̃.by.lism\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #57,603 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “somnambulisme” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for somnambulisme is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sɔm.nɑ̃.by.lism\. Corpus data places it at rank #57,603 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 edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for somnambulisme, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is somnambulisme, spelled S-O-M-N-A-M-B-U-L-I-S-M-E.
Definition
- 1État, affection du somnambule.
- 2Personne ou groupe qui semble se comporter comme un somnambule, dans un état de semi-conscience.
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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 “somnambulisme”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-O-M-N-A-M-B-U-L-I-S-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \sɔm.nɑ̃.by.lism\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.