Abrasion
\apʀaˈzjoːn\
The verdict
“Abrasion” is an uncommon French word, ranked #57,051 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #57,051
- frequency rank, French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Abrasion ; action d’enlever en grattant.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Abrasion |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \apʀaˈzjoːn\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #57,051 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Abrasion” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for Abrasion is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \apʀaˈzjoːn\. Corpus data places it at rank #57,051 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Abrasion ; action d’enlever en grattant.
- 2Abrasion ; érosion de la pierre par attrition ou par impact de particules.
- 3Abrasion ; excoriation superficielle.
Synonyms
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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 “Abrasion”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-B-R-A-S-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \apʀaˈzjoːn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.