strictement

\stʁik.tə.mɑ̃\

/\stʁik.tə.mɑ̃\/ adv

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The verdict

“strictement” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,295. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,295
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D’une manière stricte.

Corpus desk

Index FR-strictement · strictement · French

strictement · rank #5,295 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,295
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH sportifs

Nearest frequency peer: sportifs (-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 « strictement »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « strictement » 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 strictement
PropertyValue
Headwordstrictement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\stʁik.tə.mɑ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#5,295
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « strictement »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).strictementse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « sportifs » (#5,294), « souvient » (#5,293), « tables » (#5,297). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « strictement » est au #5,295. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around strictement (IPA \stʁik.tə.mɑ̃\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #5,295 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for strictement, with forms such as "srtictement", "sstrictement", and "stirctement". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is strictement, spelled S-T-R-I-C-T-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    D’une manière stricte.
  2. 2
    Absolument
  3. 3
    En excluant l’égalité, sans être égal.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Surveillez-les donc très strictement, […].
  2. Le bilan traditionnel mesurait la solvabilité; il appliquait strictement les principes de prudence et d’indépendance des exercices et, orienté vers le passé, il considérait le présent comme la conséquence de ce passé.

Synonyms

exactementrigoureusement

This word in other languages

strictly(English)estrictamente(Español)absolut(Deutsch)estritamente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • srtictement
  • sstrictement
  • stirctement
  • strcitement
  • stricctement
  • stricetment
  • stricteemnt
  • strictemennt
  • strictementt
  • strictemetn
  • strictemment
  • strictemnet
  • strictmeent
  • stricttement
  • stritcement
  • strrictement
  • sttrictement
  • tsrictement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of strictement - 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.

srtictement2sstrictement1stirctement2strcitement2stricctement1stricetment2stricteemnt2strictemennt1
Edit distance from "strictement"

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 "strictement"?
"strictement" is spelled S-T-R-I-C-T-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \stʁik.tə.mɑ̃\.
What does "strictement" mean?
As an adverb, "strictement" means: D’une manière stricte.
What are common misspellings of "strictement"?
Common misspellings include "srtictement", "sstrictement", "stirctement", "strcitement", "stricctement". The correct spelling is "strictement".
How do you pronounce "strictement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "strictement" is \stʁik.tə.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "strictement" come from?
"strictement" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list