départementalisation

\de.paʁ.tə.mɑ̃.ta.li.za.sjɔ̃\

/\de.paʁ.tə.mɑ̃.ta.li.za.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“départementalisation” is uncommon French (frequency #94,734 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,734
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fait de départementaliser, d’attribuer à un ou plusieurs départements administratifs en tant que nouvelle compétence.

Key facts for départementalisation
PropertyValue
Headworddépartementalisation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.paʁ.tə.mɑ̃.ta.li.za.sjɔ̃\
Letters20
Frequency rank#94,734
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “départementalisation” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). départementalisation lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

départementalisation is uncommon French at frequency #94,734 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.paʁ.tə.mɑ̃.ta.li.za.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

départementalisation has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is départementalisation, spelled D-É-P-A-R-T-E-M-E-N-T-A-L-I-S-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fait de départementaliser, d’attribuer à un ou plusieurs départements administratifs en tant que nouvelle compétence.
  2. 2
    Fait de départementaliser, de donner le statut de département.
  3. 3
    Fait de découper ou de structurer une entreprise en départements correspondant chacun à une fonction.
  4. 4
    Résultat de cette opération de découpage ou de structuration.

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 "départementalisation"?
"départementalisation" is spelled D-É-P-A-R-T-E-M-E-N-T-A-L-I-S-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \de.paʁ.tə.mɑ̃.ta.li.za.sjɔ̃\.
What does "départementalisation" mean?
As a noun, "départementalisation" means: Fait de départementaliser, d’attribuer à un ou plusieurs départements administratifs en tant que nouvelle compétence.
How do you pronounce "départementalisation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "départementalisation" is \de.paʁ.tə.mɑ̃.ta.li.za.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "départementalisation" come from?
"départementalisation" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “départementalisation”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-É-P-A-R-T-E-M-E-N-T-A-L-I-S-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \de.paʁ.tə.mɑ̃.ta.li.za.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list