élocution

/\e.lɔ.ky.sjɔ̃\/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#38,615

in French word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

élocution is aFrenchnoun. It means: Manière dont les sons sont exprimés. Pronounced \e.lɔ.ky.sjɔ̃\. Often confused with évolution and exécution.

Key facts for élocution
PropertyValue
Headwordélocution
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.lɔ.ky.sjɔ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#38,615
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of élocution in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for élocution is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \e.lɔ.ky.sjɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #38,615 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for élocution, with forms such as "elocution", "léocution", and "élcoution". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "évolution", "exécution", "évocation", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is élocution, spelled É-L-O-C-U-T-I-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Manière dont les sons sont exprimés.
  2. 2
    Manière de choisir et d'arranger les mots.
  3. 3
    Celle des trois parties de la rhétorique qui a pour objet le choix et l’arrangement des mots.
  4. 4
    certaines figures, dites microstructurales : répétition, paronomase.
  5. 5
    Présentation orale sans interaction avec le public, dans un contexte scolaire.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: elocution,léocution,élcoution,éllocution,éloccution,éloctuion,élocuiton,élocutino,élocutionn,élocutoin,élocuttion,élouction,éolcution

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for élocution

Misspelling Variants of "élocution"

elocution9léocution9élcoution9éllocution10éloccution10éloctuion9élocuiton9élocutino9
Misspelling Variants of "élocution"

Frequency rank: #38,615 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "élocution"?
"élocution" is spelled É-L-O-C-U-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \e.lɔ.ky.sjɔ̃\.
What does "élocution" mean?
As a noun, "élocution" means: Manière dont les sons sont exprimés.
What words are commonly confused with "élocution"?
"élocution" is commonly confused with "évolution", "exécution", "évocation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "élocution"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "élocution" is \e.lɔ.ky.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "élocution" come from?
"élocution" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.