désambiguation
\de.zɑ̃.bi.ɡwa.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“désambiguation” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Désambiguïsation.
Corpus desk
Index FR-desambiguation · désambiguation · French
désambiguation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | désambiguation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \de.zɑ̃.bi.ɡwa.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « désambiguation » en français
Rare enough to double-check
désambiguation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.zɑ̃.bi.ɡwa.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Désambiguïsation.".
désambiguation doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is désambiguation, spelled D-É-S-A-M-B-I-G-U-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Désambiguïsation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how désambiguation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nous soutiendrons premièrement que tout un aspect essentiel de l’interprétation des énoncés, constitué par la désambiguation et la détermination des référents, relève des hypothèses de Grice bien que lui-même ne l’ait pas noté.
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.