surgissement

\syʁ.ʒis.mɑ̃\

/\syʁ.ʒis.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“surgissement” is uncommon French (frequency #81,606 among 394,209 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,606
frequency rank, French
394,209
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de surgir.

Key facts for surgissement
PropertyValue
Headwordsurgissement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\syʁ.ʒis.mɑ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#81,606
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “surgissement” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). surgissement lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

surgissement is uncommon French at frequency #81,606 among 394,209 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \syʁ.ʒis.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action de surgir.".

No misspelling variants are generated for surgissement in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is surgissement, spelled S-U-R-G-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de surgir.

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 "surgissement"?
"surgissement" is spelled S-U-R-G-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \syʁ.ʒis.mɑ̃\.
What does "surgissement" mean?
As a noun, "surgissement" means: Action de surgir.
How do you pronounce "surgissement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "surgissement" is \syʁ.ʒis.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "surgissement" come from?
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Using “surgissement”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-U-R-G-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \syʁ.ʒis.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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list