démilitarisation

\de.mi.li.ta.ʁi.za.sjɔ̃\

/\de.mi.li.ta.ʁi.za.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“démilitarisation” is uncommon French (frequency #87,567 among 5,307 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,567
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de démilitariser.

Corpus desk

Index FR-demilitarisation · démilitarisation · French

démilitarisation · rank #87,567 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,567
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-8 8 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH dégénérées

Nearest frequency peer: dégénérées (-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 « démilitarisation »

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corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « démilitarisation » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for démilitarisation
PropertyValue
Headworddémilitarisation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.mi.li.ta.ʁi.za.sjɔ̃\
Letters16
Frequency rank#87,567
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « démilitarisation » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).démilitarisationtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « dégénérées » (#87,566), « démontrez » (#87,568), « dégageons » (#87,565). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « démilitarisation » est au #87,567. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

démilitarisation is uncommon French at frequency #87,567 among 5,307 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.mi.li.ta.ʁi.za.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for démilitarisation, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is démilitarisation, spelled D-É-M-I-L-I-T-A-R-I-S-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de démilitariser.
  2. 2
    En particulier, processus visant à changer le statut d’un article de « marchandise contrôlée » à « marchandise non contrôlée », qui fera en sorte que l’article ne puisse plus être utilisé à des fins stratégiques ou militaires.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how démilitarisation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La démilitarisation de la Géorgie pourrait être ajoutée à l’ordre du jour des négociations internationales sur le règlement des conflits caucasiens.
  2. La dénazification figurait au même titre que la démilitarisation, la démocratisation et la décentralisation, au cœur des accords de Potsdam.

Synonyms

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "démilitarisation"?
"démilitarisation" is spelled D-É-M-I-L-I-T-A-R-I-S-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \de.mi.li.ta.ʁi.za.sjɔ̃\.
What does "démilitarisation" mean?
As a noun, "démilitarisation" means: Action de démilitariser.
How do you pronounce "démilitarisation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "démilitarisation" is \de.mi.li.ta.ʁi.za.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "démilitarisation" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "démilitarisation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list