concoction
\kɔ̃.kɔk.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“concoction” 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 September 3, 2026) - Décoction de plusieurs éléments.
Corpus desk
Index FR-concoction · concoction · French
concoction · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | concoction |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.kɔk.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « concoction » en français
Rare enough to double-check
concoction is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ̃.kɔk.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Décoction de plusieurs éléments.".
concoction has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is concoction, spelled C-O-N-C-O-C-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Décoction de plusieurs éléments.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how concoction appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le chili aux haricots rouges façon Harlem n’est pas un plat pour les gourmets pressé, mais c’est l’une des concoctions les plus satisfaisantes que l’art culinaire de ce monde peut offrir.
Je n’ai jamais mordu dans la miche de pain des casernes sans m’émerveiller que cette concotion lourde et grossière sût se changer en sang, en chaleur, peut-être en courage.
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.