afforestation
\a.fɔ.ʁɛs.ta.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“afforestation” 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) - Plantation d’arbres dans le but de créer des forêts de toutes pièces.
Corpus desk
Index FR-afforestation · afforestation · French
afforestation · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | afforestation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.fɔ.ʁɛs.ta.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « afforestation » en français
Rare enough to double-check
afforestation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.fɔ.ʁɛs.ta.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plantation d’arbres dans le but de créer des forêts de toutes pièces.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for afforestation, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is afforestation, spelled A-F-F-O-R-E-S-T-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Plantation d’arbres dans le but de créer des forêts de toutes pièces.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how afforestation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le choix des espèces employées pour la fixation et l’afforestation des sables est assez varié ; il diffère dans les diverses zones géographiques et selon les diverses conditions de croissance des ligneux.
Dans le premier cas, cette valeur non additive peut être « piégée » par la multiplication végétative en vue de l’afforestation directe avec ces plants.
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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.