acclimation

\a.kli.ma.sjɔ̃\

/\a.kli.ma.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“acclimation” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-acclimation · acclimation · French

acclimation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for acclimation
PropertyValue
Headwordacclimation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.kli.ma.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « acclimation » en français

acclimationsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

acclimation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.kli.ma.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acclimatation.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for acclimation 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, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is acclimation, spelled A-C-C-L-I-M-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acclimatation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mes expériences de gentlewoman-farmer étaient bornées au nord par l’acclimation d'un bac de géraniums sur mon balcon de Montmartre, et au sud par la tonte à ras d'une pelouse.
  2. Il ne s'occupera ni de chameaux ni de grues, et consacrera tous ses loisirs à l’acclimation des biches.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "acclimation"?
"acclimation" is spelled A-C-C-L-I-M-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \a.kli.ma.sjɔ̃\.
What does "acclimation" mean?
As a noun, "acclimation" means: Acclimatation.
How do you pronounce "acclimation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acclimation" is \a.kli.ma.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acclimation" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list