adjuration
\ad.ʒy.ʁa.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“adjuration” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’adjurer, formule qu’on prononce dans les exorcismes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-adjuration · adjuration · French
adjuration · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | adjuration |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ad.ʒy.ʁa.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
adjuration is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ad.ʒy.ʁa.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for adjuration, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is adjuration, spelled A-D-J-U-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Action d’adjurer, formule qu’on prononce dans les exorcismes.
- 2D’une manière générale, il signifie prière instante.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how adjuration appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Lorsqu'elle eut achevé et préparé le cercle de la manière qu'elle le souhaitait, elle se plaça et s'arrêta au milieu, où elle fit des adjurations, et récita des versets de l'Alcoran.
… a déclaré Asa, le visage illuminé d'une pathétique adjuration.
This word in other languages
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.