acquiescence
\a.kjɛ.sɑ̃s\
The verdict
“acquiescence” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’acquiescer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-acquiescence · acquiescence · French
acquiescence · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | acquiescence |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.kjɛ.sɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
acquiescence is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.kjɛ.sɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action d’acquiescer.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for acquiescence, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is acquiescence, spelled A-C-Q-U-I-E-S-C-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Action d’acquiescer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how acquiescence appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nous prenons d'ordinaire l’acquiescence donnée à la détermination pour un jugement libre et un acte volontaire.
L’acquiescence active ou passive d'un vaste nombre d’Allemands au nazisme, la facile soumission de tous, sauf d'une brave et infime minorité, sont des faits d'une profonde signification historique.
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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.