dénotation
\de.nɔ.ta.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“dénotation” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de dénoter.
Corpus desk
Index FR-denotation · dénotation · French
dénotation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | dénotation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \de.nɔ.ta.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « dénotation » en français
Rare enough to double-check
dénotation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.nɔ.ta.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
dénotation has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 dénotation, spelled D-É-N-O-T-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Action de dénoter.
- 2Ce à quoi le signe (le mot, l'expression) fait référence et que l'on peut trouver dans le dictionnaire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dénotation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Si je puis être un peu technique un instant, il s'agit de savoir si parmi les pages d'un journal intime on parle dans la dénotation (le sens officiel, celui des dictionnaires) ou bien dans la connotation (le sens parasite, les allusions, l'épaisseur historique des mots). Ainsi des participants réguliers d'une émission de radio, on dit qu'il en sont les co…
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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.