Abrasion

\apʀaˈzjoːn\

/\apʀaˈzjoːn\/ noun

The verdict

“Abrasion” is uncommon French (frequency #57,051 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,051
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abrasion ; action d’enlever en grattant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-abrasion · Abrasion · French

Abrasion · rank #57,051 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,051
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH abonder

Nearest frequency peer: abonder (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Abrasion »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Abrasion » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Abrasion
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbrasion
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\apʀaˈzjoːn\
Letters8
Frequency rank#57,051
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Abrasion » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Abrasiontombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « abonder » (#57,050), « absenté » (#57,052), « abdi » (#57,049). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « Abrasion » est au #57,051. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Abrasion is uncommon French at frequency #57,051 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \apʀaˈzjoːn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Abrasion in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Abrasion, spelled A-B-R-A-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abrasion ; action d’enlever en grattant.
  2. 2
    Abrasion ; érosion de la pierre par attrition ou par impact de particules.
  3. 3
    Abrasion ; excoriation superficielle.

Synonyms

AbnutzungAbschliffAbtragAbschliffAusschliffAusschabungAbschabungAusschabungAbschabung

Antonyms

AufbringungAblagerungAuftragAuftragung

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 "Abrasion"?
"Abrasion" is spelled A-B-R-A-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \apʀaˈzjoːn\.
What does "Abrasion" mean?
As a noun, "Abrasion" means: Abrasion ; action d’enlever en grattant.
How do you pronounce "Abrasion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abrasion" is \apʀaˈzjoːn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list