abstractions

\ap.stʁak.sjɔ̃\

/\ap.stʁak.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“abstractions” is uncommon French (frequency #59,763 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,763
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de abstraction.

Corpus desk

Index FR-abstractions · abstractions · French

abstractions · rank #59,763 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,763
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH absous

Nearest frequency peer: absous (-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 « abstractions »

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 « abstractions » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abstractions
PropertyValue
Headwordabstractions
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ap.stʁak.sjɔ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#59,763
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « abstractions » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).abstractionstombe 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: « absous » (#59,762), « accolés » (#59,764), « absoudre » (#59,761). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « abstractions » est au #59,763. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abstractions is uncommon French at frequency #59,763 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ap.stʁak.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de abstraction.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for abstractions in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is abstractions, spelled A-B-S-T-R-A-C-T-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de abstraction.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how abstractions appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. C’est à cause de cette spontanéité qu’il peut, comme nous avons vu dans l’analyse de la conscience propre, se distinguer en soi et se replier sur soi-même dans sa conscience et sa réflexion intérieure; et c’est par ce caractère de spontanéité qu’il peut, pour ainsi dire, tout spontanéiser, concevoir tout en distinction et en séparation, analyser tout en s…

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 "abstractions"?
"abstractions" is spelled A-B-S-T-R-A-C-T-I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ap.stʁak.sjɔ̃\.
What does "abstractions" mean?
As a noun, "abstractions" means: Pluriel de abstraction.
How do you pronounce "abstractions"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abstractions" is \ap.stʁak.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abstractions" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list