computation

\kɔ̃.py.ta.sjɔ̃\

/\kɔ̃.py.ta.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“computation” is uncommon French (frequency #90,567 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,567
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Calcul, évaluation d’un délai, fixation d’une date précise, ou d’un coût.

Corpus desk

Index FR-computation · computation · French

computation · rank #90,567 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,567
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH compétitionner

Nearest frequency peer: compétitionner (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « computation »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « computation » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for computation
PropertyValue
Headwordcomputation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.py.ta.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#90,567
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « computation » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).computationtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « compétitionner » (#90,568), « combinait » (#90,565), « concertiste » (#90,569). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « computation » est au #90,567. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

computation is uncommon French at frequency #90,567 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ̃.py.ta.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

computation 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, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is computation, spelled C-O-M-P-U-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Calcul, évaluation d’un délai, fixation d’une date précise, ou d’un coût.
  2. 2
    Génération, création.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Suivait une date correspondant, selon ma computation, au 14 mars 1257.
  2. Les professionnels d’un secteur,[…] peuvent également proposer de retenir la date de réception des marchandises ou d’exécution de la prestation de services demandée comme point de départ de ce délai. […]. Un décret peut […] valider le nouveau mode de computation et l’étendre à ces mêmes opérateurs.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "computation"?
"computation" is spelled C-O-M-P-U-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.py.ta.sjɔ̃\.
What does "computation" mean?
As a noun, "computation" means: Calcul, évaluation d’un délai, fixation d’une date précise, ou d’un coût.
How do you pronounce "computation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "computation" is \kɔ̃.py.ta.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "computation" come from?
"computation" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "computation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

concertiste#90,569connoisseur#90,573chauffantes#90,536catégorisés#90,520

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list