corroboration
\kɔ.ʁɔ.bɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“corroboration” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Renforcement ou validation d’une thèse, d’une théorie, de dires par le biais d’éléments de preuve, de témoignages.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | corroboration |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ.ʁɔ.bɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “corroboration” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
corroboration is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ.ʁɔ.bɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for corroboration in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is corroboration, spelled C-O-R-R-O-B-O-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Renforcement ou validation d’une thèse, d’une théorie, de dires par le biais d’éléments de preuve, de témoignages.
- 2Les éléments qui renforcent ou valident la thèse.
- 3Enrichissement du contenu informatif d'une théorie par l'intermédiaire d'une série de tests indépendants qu'elle a passé avec succès, lesquels risquaient de la réfuter.
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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.
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Using “corroboration”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-O-R-R-O-B-O-R-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kɔ.ʁɔ.bɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.