acclimation
\a.kli.ma.sjɔ̃\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | acclimation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.kli.ma.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « acclimation » en français
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
- 1Acclimatation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how acclimation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
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.