défragmentation
\de.fʁaɡ.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“défragmentation” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de défragmenter.
Corpus desk
Index FR-defragmentation · défragmentation · French
défragmentation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | défragmentation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \de.fʁaɡ.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « défragmentation » en français
Rare enough to double-check
défragmentation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.fʁaɡ.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for défragmentation, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 défragmentation, spelled D-É-F-R-A-G-M-E-N-T-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Action de défragmenter.
- 2Résultat de l’action de défragmenter.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how défragmentation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La défragmentation du disque dur a duré plus de deux heures.
Attention, lorsque la défragmentation est en cours, vous ne devez plus rien faire sur votre ordinateur jusqu’à la fin de celle-ci.
Antonyms
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.