détoxification
\de.tɔk.si.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“détoxification” 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) - Fait de détoxifier.
Corpus desk
Index FR-detoxification · détoxification · French
détoxification · 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 | détoxification |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \de.tɔk.si.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « détoxification » en français
Rare enough to double-check
détoxification is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.tɔk.si.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fait de détoxifier.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for détoxification, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 détoxification, spelled D-É-T-O-X-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Fait de détoxifier.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how détoxification appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les bactéries Escherichia coli ont été rendues résistantes à de fortes concentrations de mercure grâce à l’insertion d’un gène leur permettant de produire de la métallothionéine, une protéine jouant un rôle de détoxification de l’organisme chez la souris.
Il permet la détoxification, la relaxation et le drainage du corps.
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.