concaténation
\kɔ̃.ka.te.na.sjɔ̃\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | concaténation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.ka.te.na.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « concaténation » en français
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
- 1Liaison et association d’idées suivant leur causalité.
- 2Action de concaténer, de réunir bout à bout deux chaînes de caractères.
- 3Figure de style formée par la répétition d’anadiploses.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how concaténation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nous avons effectué une concaténation à propos des deux idées pour trouver la cause.
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.