égression
\e.ɡʁɛ.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“égression” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parenthèse dans le discours, digression.
Corpus desk
Index FR-egression · égression · French
égression · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "É" 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 | égression |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \e.ɡʁɛ.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « égression » en français
Rare enough to double-check
égression is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.ɡʁɛ.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for égression, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented 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 égression, spelled É-G-R-E-S-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Parenthèse dans le discours, digression.
- 2Rapprochement de deux dents.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how égression appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il faudrait d’abord étudier comment la colonisation travaille à déciviliser le colonisateur, à l’abrutir au sens propre du mot, à le dégrader, à le réveiller aux instincts enfouis, à la convoitise, à la violence, à la haine raciale, au relativisme moral, et montrer que chaque fois qu’il y a au Viêt-nam une tête coupée, et un œil crevé et qu’en France on a…
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