timidement
\ti.mid.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“timidement” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #27,638 in French word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #27,638
- frequency rank, French
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - D’une manière timide, avec timidité.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | timidement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ti.mid.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #27,638 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “timidement” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for timidement is 10 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ti.mid.mɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #27,638 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "D’une manière timide, avec timidité.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for timidement, with forms such as "itmidement", "tiimdement", and "timdiement". 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 dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is timidement, spelled T-I-M-I-D-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1D’une manière timide, avec timidité.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: itmidement,tiimdement,timdiement,timiddement,timideemnt,timidemennt,timidementt,timidemetn,timidemment,timidemnet,timidmeent,timiedment,timmidement,tmiidement,ttimidement
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of timidement - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “timidement”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-I-M-I-D-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ti.mid.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
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.