défloration
\de.flɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“défloration” 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) - Action de déflorer une jeune fille.
Corpus desk
Index FR-defloration · défloration · French
défloration · 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 "D" 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 | défloration |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \de.flɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « défloration » en français
Rare enough to double-check
défloration is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.flɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for défloration in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 défloration, spelled D-É-F-L-O-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Action de déflorer une jeune fille.
- 2Fait de passer en premier dans un endroit vierge.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how défloration appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Or Belle de Candeur était vierge, et au moment de la défloration, elle ne manqua pas de ressentir une douleur passablement désagréable.
Le lit si bien bordé a connu le sang des déflorations et des accouchements et la sueur des agonies, la mode des voyages de noces étant de date récente et celle d’aller naître et mourir à l’hôpital ou à la clinique encore à venir.
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.