ambulation

\ɑ̃.by.la.sjɔ̃\

/\ɑ̃.by.la.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“ambulation” 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 May 6, 2026) - Marche, action de marcher, de se promener.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ambulation · ambulation · French

ambulation · 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.

Key facts for ambulation
PropertyValue
Headwordambulation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.by.la.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ambulation” sits in French frequency

ambulation falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ambulation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.by.la.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Marche, action de marcher, de se promener.".

ambulation doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is ambulation, spelled A-M-B-U-L-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Marche, action de marcher, de se promener.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ce type d’ambulation offre un meilleur équilibre, évite le déhanchement.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ambulation"?
"ambulation" is spelled A-M-B-U-L-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.by.la.sjɔ̃\.
What does "ambulation" mean?
As a noun, "ambulation" means: Marche, action de marcher, de se promener.
How do you pronounce "ambulation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ambulation" is \ɑ̃.by.la.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ambulation" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list