épellation
French, noun/e.pɛ.la.sjɔ̃/
épellation is spelled É-P-E-L-L-A-T-I-O-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written French, the 119,721st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Épellation is a French feminine noun meaning “spelling, orthography” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action d'épeler, de nommer une par une les lettres qui composent un mot”.
What does épellation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininespelling, orthography
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action d'épeler, de nommer une par une les lettres qui composent un mot.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of épellation
- épellations plural
- épelation alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce épellation?
- /e.pɛ.la.sjɔ̃/
- /e.pe.la.sjɔ̃/
- \e.pɛl.la.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is épellation in French?
épellation appears about once in every 13 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).