concaténation

\kɔ̃.ka.te.na.sjɔ̃\

/\kɔ̃.ka.te.na.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“concaténation” 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) - Liaison et association d’idées suivant leur causalité.

Corpus desk

Index FR-concatenation · concaténation · French

concaténation · 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 "C" 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 concaténation
PropertyValue
Headwordconcaténation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.ka.te.na.sjɔ̃\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « concaténation » en français

concaténationreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

concaténation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ̃.ka.te.na.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for concaténation, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is concaténation, spelled C-O-N-C-A-T-É-N-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Liaison et association d’idées suivant leur causalité.
  2. 2
    Action de concaténer, de réunir bout à bout deux chaînes de caractères.
  3. 3
    Figure de style formée par la répétition d’anadiploses.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nous avons effectué une concaténation à propos des deux idées pour trouver la cause.
  2. Était-il possible que quelque chose en elle, l’esprit, l’âme, l’inconscient, l’instinct (les mots manquent), ait pu … mettre patiemment en place la concaténation fatale des gestes et des mouvements jusqu’au dernier, jusqu’à la mise à mort ?

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 "concaténation"?
"concaténation" is spelled C-O-N-C-A-T-É-N-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.ka.te.na.sjɔ̃\.
What does "concaténation" mean?
As a noun, "concaténation" means: Liaison et association d’idées suivant leur causalité.
How do you pronounce "concaténation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "concaténation" is \kɔ̃.ka.te.na.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "concaténation" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list