admonestation

\ad.mɔ.nɛs.ta.sjɔ̃\

/\ad.mɔ.nɛs.ta.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’admonester, de faire une réprimande sévère.

Corpus desk

Index FR-admonestation · admonestation · French

admonestation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 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.

Key facts for admonestation
PropertyValue
Headwordadmonestation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ad.mɔ.nɛs.ta.sjɔ̃\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « admonestation » en français

admonestationsiège 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

admonestation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ad.mɔ.nɛs.ta.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action d’admonester, de faire une réprimande sévère.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for admonestation in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is admonestation, spelled A-D-M-O-N-E-S-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’admonester, de faire une réprimande sévère.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le docteur écouta cette admonestation, avec un visage contrit mais avec un sourire narquois qui, malgré lui, glissa sur ses lèvres.
  2. […], et il appuyait son discours de gestes très marqués, scandant ses phrases d’énergiques mouvements de main, de haut en bas, comme on en fait pour appuyer une admonestation.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "admonestation"?
"admonestation" is spelled A-D-M-O-N-E-S-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ad.mɔ.nɛs.ta.sjɔ̃\.
What does "admonestation" mean?
As a noun, "admonestation" means: Action d’admonester, de faire une réprimande sévère.
How do you pronounce "admonestation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "admonestation" is \ad.mɔ.nɛs.ta.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "admonestation" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list