amalgamation
\a.mal.ɡa.ma.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“amalgamation” 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’amalgamer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-amalgamation · amalgamation · French
amalgamation · 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 | amalgamation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.mal.ɡa.ma.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
amalgamation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \a.mal.ɡa.ma.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for amalgamation in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is amalgamation, spelled A-M-A-L-G-A-M-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Action d’amalgamer.
- 2Opération qui consiste à extraire l’or et l’argent de leurs gangues, en solubilisant par du mercure.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how amalgamation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La Grande-Bretagne avait entrepris de compter ses sujets au Nigeria dès 1866, d’abord dans la colonie de Lagos, puis au-delà et, après l’ « amalgamation » du Nord et du Sud en 1914, à l’échelle du pays ainsi créé de toutes pièces.
Elle met la boîte ouverte à sa droite, puis elle se couche sur le dos, et écartant ses cuisses, et élevant ses genoux, elle s'arque, et en même temps à la clarté de la bougie que je tenais dans ma main gauche, elle place un petit bonnet d'Aroph sur la tête de l'être qui devait la porter à l'orifice où l’amalgamation devait se faire.
This word in other languages
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