copulation
\kɔ.py.la.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“copulation” is uncommon French (frequency #67,400 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,400
- frequency rank, French
- 8,609
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accouplement au cours duquel le mâle introduit directement le sperme dans les voies génitales de la femelle.
Corpus desk
Index FR-copulation · copulation · French
copulation · rank #67,400 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #67,400
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,609
- PHOTO-FINISH convoiter
Nearest frequency peer: convoiter (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « copulation »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- coni
coni
32,605 corpus weight
- consternés
consternés
32,604 corpus weight
- convoiter
convoiter
32,602 corpus weight
- copulation
copulation
32,601 corpus weight
- correspondu
correspondu
32,599 corpus weight
- cose
cose
32,598 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « copulation » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | copulation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ.py.la.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #67,400 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « copulation » en français
Rare enough to double-check
copulation is uncommon French at frequency #67,400 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ.py.la.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for copulation, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is copulation, spelled C-O-P-U-L-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Accouplement au cours duquel le mâle introduit directement le sperme dans les voies génitales de la femelle.
- 2Conjonction de l’homme et de la femme.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how copulation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La copulation qui ne se produit qu’à une période bien limitée du cycle annuel du Manchot est évidemment sous la dépendance d’une motivation endocrinienne.
J’en savais long désormais sur les appétits amoureux de l’Empereur. Je savais qu’il préférait de beaucoup l’irrumation à la fellation, et l’irrumation à la copulation proprement dite.
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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