surmenage
\syʁ.mə.naʒ\
The verdict
“surmenage” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #48,812 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #48,812
- frequency rank, French
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de surmener ou de se surmener.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | surmenage |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \syʁ.mə.naʒ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #48,812 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “surmenage” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for surmenage is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \syʁ.mə.naʒ\. Corpus data places it at rank #48,812 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 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for surmenage, with forms such as "srumenage", "ssurmenage", and "sumrenage". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is surmenage, spelled S-U-R-M-E-N-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Action de surmener ou de se surmener.
- 2État de celui qui est surmené.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: srumenage,ssurmenage,sumrenage,suremnage,surmeange,surmenaeg,surmenagge,surmengae,surmennage,surmmenage,surmneage,surrmenage,usrmenage
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of surmenage - 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 “surmenage”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-U-R-M-E-N-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \syʁ.mə.naʒ\ (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.