suffizient

\zʊfiˈt͡si̯ɛnt\

/\zʊfiˈt͡si̯ɛnt\/ adj

The verdict

“suffizient” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Suffisant, suffisante.

Corpus desk

Index FR-suffizient · suffizient · French

suffizient · 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 "S" 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.

Key facts for suffizient
PropertyValue
Headwordsuffizient
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\zʊfiˈt͡si̯ɛnt\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « suffizient » en français

suffizientn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

suffizient is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \zʊfiˈt͡si̯ɛnt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for suffizient, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is suffizient, spelled S-U-F-F-I-Z-I-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Suffisant, suffisante.
  2. 2
    Suffisant : apte à remplir sa fonction.
  3. 3
    Sobre, frugal : qui, souvent volontairement, est modéré dans sa consommation.
  4. 4
    Exhaustif : se dit d’une statistique qui permet de déterminer les paramètres de la loi de probabilité correspondante.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Offenbarung findet sich also nicht allein in der Heiligen Schrift. Diese letzte Ergänzung vor dem Beschluss des Dokuments verdeutlicht, dass die Schrift alleine nicht ausreicht, wenn auch nicht verneint wird, dass sie inhaltlich suffizient ist.
  2. Bei vorzeitiger Geburt muss dem Säugling daher evtl. künstlicher Surfactant in die Lunge gegeben werden um eine suffiziente Atmung zu ermöglichen.

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Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "suffizient"?
"suffizient" is spelled S-U-F-F-I-Z-I-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \zʊfiˈt͡si̯ɛnt\.
What does "suffizient" mean?
As an adjective, "suffizient" means: Suffisant, suffisante.
How do you pronounce "suffizient"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suffizient" is \zʊfiˈt͡si̯ɛnt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "suffizient" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list