conurbation
\kɔ.nyʁ.ba.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“conurbation” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ensemble urbain constitué de plusieurs noyaux urbains (ou villes) distincts.
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Index FR-conurbation · conurbation · French
conurbation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | conurbation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ.nyʁ.ba.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
conurbation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ.nyʁ.ba.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ensemble urbain constitué de plusieurs noyaux urbains (ou villes) distincts.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for conurbation in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is conurbation, spelled C-O-N-U-R-B-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Ensemble urbain constitué de plusieurs noyaux urbains (ou villes) distincts.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how conurbation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En ville, les cimetières, eux aussi translatés en dehors des bourgs et des villes aux XVIIIᵉ et XIXᵉ siècles, ont souvent été rattrapés par la conurbation des faubourgs et des banlieues.
Les chercheurs ont calculé que 17 mégalopoles et conurbations en Asie se classent parmi les 30 villes les plus touchées par la pollution de l’air.
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.