électrocution

\e.lɛk.tʁɔ.ky.sjɔ̃\

/\e.lɛk.tʁɔ.ky.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“électrocution” is uncommon French (frequency #55,014 among 1,805 “É” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,014
frequency rank, French
1,805
“É” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Choc généralement létal, produit par une décharge électrique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-electrocution · électrocution · French

électrocution · rank #55,014 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,014
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,805
  • PHOTO-FINISH électrochoc

Nearest frequency peer: électrochoc (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “électrocution”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “électrocution” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026
Key facts for électrocution
PropertyValue
Headwordélectrocution
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.lɛk.tʁɔ.ky.sjɔ̃\
Letters13
Frequency rank#55,014
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “électrocution” 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). électrocution lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

électrocution is uncommon French at frequency #55,014 among 1,805 “É” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \e.lɛk.tʁɔ.ky.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for électrocution in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is électrocution, spelled É-L-E-C-T-R-O-C-U-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Choc généralement létal, produit par une décharge électrique.
  2. 2
    Action d’exécuter une personne condamnée par la justice, sur une chaise électrique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how électrocution appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Un contremaître électricien, âgé de 50 ans, est victime d’une électrocution aux Houillères du Bassin de Lorraine le 13 mars 1958 avec du courant de 5 000 volts.
  2. « Dans ces cas-là, on coupe le courant pour arrêter les trains et empêcher tout risque d’électrocution », indique Mathieu Hemour, responsable du pôle transport RER.

Synonyms

mortelle

This word in other languages

electrocution(English)

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "électrocution"?
"électrocution" is spelled É-L-E-C-T-R-O-C-U-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \e.lɛk.tʁɔ.ky.sjɔ̃\.
What does "électrocution" mean?
As a noun, "électrocution" means: Choc généralement létal, produit par une décharge électrique.
How do you pronounce "électrocution"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "électrocution" is \e.lɛk.tʁɔ.ky.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "électrocution" come from?
"électrocution" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "électrocution", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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