convulsion
\kɔ̃.vyl.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“convulsion” is uncommon French (frequency #90,578 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,578
- frequency rank, French
- 257,141
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Contraction violente et involontaire d’un ou plusieurs muscles, d’un ou plusieurs membres, voire de tout le corps.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | convulsion |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.vyl.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #90,578 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “convulsion” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
convulsion is uncommon French at frequency #90,578 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ̃.vyl.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
convulsion has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is convulsion, spelled C-O-N-V-U-L-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Contraction violente et involontaire d’un ou plusieurs muscles, d’un ou plusieurs membres, voire de tout le corps.
- 2Grands troubles qui agitent les États.
- 3Secousse sismique.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “convulsion”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-O-N-V-U-L-S-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kɔ̃.vyl.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.