congratulation
\kɔ̃.ɡʁa.ty.la.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“congratulation” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de congratuler.
Corpus desk
Index FR-congratulation · congratulation · French
congratulation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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 | congratulation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.ɡʁa.ty.la.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « congratulation » en français
Rare enough to double-check
congratulation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ̃.ɡʁa.ty.la.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action de congratuler.".
congratulation doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 congratulation, spelled C-O-N-G-R-A-T-U-L-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Action de congratuler.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how congratulation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Quel succès, et quels hurrahs accueillirent ce poids superbe, et quels compliments on adressa à l’excellente Mrs. Mac Nap, comme nourrice et comme mère ! On ne sait pas trop pourquoi le caporal Joliffe prit pour lui-même une forte part de ces congratulations !
Les femmes « youyoutèrent » à gorge déployée, et nous échangeâmes congratulations et compliments, l'un flattant l'encolure du mulet, notre héros, l'autre exagérant les mérites du conducteur bédouin, […].
Synonyms
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.