exasperation
\ɪɡ.ˌzæs.pə.ˈreɪ.ʃən\
The verdict
“exasperation” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exaspération, agacement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-exasperation · exasperation · French
exasperation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | exasperation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɪɡ.ˌzæs.pə.ˈreɪ.ʃən\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
exasperation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɪɡ.ˌzæs.pə.ˈreɪ.ʃən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Exaspération, agacement.".
exasperation doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is exasperation, spelled E-X-A-S-P-E-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Exaspération, agacement.
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.