exfoliation
\ɛks.fɔ.lja.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“exfoliation” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’exfolier, de s’exfolier ou résultat de cette action.
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Index FR-exfoliation · exfoliation · French
exfoliation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | exfoliation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛks.fɔ.lja.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « exfoliation » en français
Rare enough to double-check
exfoliation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛks.fɔ.lja.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action d’exfolier, de s’exfolier ou résultat de cette action.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for exfoliation in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is exfoliation, spelled E-X-F-O-L-I-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Action d’exfolier, de s’exfolier ou résultat de cette action.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how exfoliation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’exfoliation s’opère naturellement.
L’exfoliation est la pratique cosmétique consistant à retirer les cellules de peau mortes de l’épiderme, la couche supérieure de la peau.
This word in other languages
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.