acceleration

\ˌæk.sɛ.lə.ˈre.ʃən\

/\ˌæk.sɛ.lə.ˈre.ʃən\/ noun

The verdict

“acceleration” is uncommon French (frequency #89,352 among 6,727 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,352
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accélération, augmentation de la vitesse.

Corpus desk

Index FR-acceleration · acceleration · French

acceleration · rank #89,352 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,352
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH accaparés

Nearest frequency peer: accaparés (-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 « acceleration »

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for acceleration
PropertyValue
Headwordacceleration
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˌæk.sɛ.lə.ˈre.ʃən\
Letters12
Frequency rank#89,352
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « acceleration » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.accelerationtombe 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: « accaparés » (#89,351), « Absalom » (#89,350), « abrogés » (#89,349). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « acceleration » est au #89,352. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

acceleration is uncommon French at frequency #89,352 among 6,727 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˌæk.sɛ.lə.ˈre.ʃən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

acceleration doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. 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.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is acceleration, spelled A-C-C-E-L-E-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Accélération, augmentation de la vitesse.
  2. 2
    Variation de la vitesse en fonction du temps.

Antonyms

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 "acceleration"?
"acceleration" is spelled A-C-C-E-L-E-R-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˌæk.sɛ.lə.ˈre.ʃən\.
What does "acceleration" mean?
As a noun, "acceleration" means: Accélération, augmentation de la vitesse.
How do you pronounce "acceleration"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acceleration" is \ˌæk.sɛ.lə.ˈre.ʃən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acceleration" come from?
"acceleration" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "acceleration", 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