exhalation
\ɛ.ɡza.la.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“exhalation” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’exhaler.
Corpus desk
Index FR-exhalation · exhalation · French
exhalation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | exhalation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛ.ɡza.la.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « exhalation » en français
Rare enough to double-check
exhalation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛ.ɡza.la.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for exhalation in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is exhalation, spelled E-X-H-A-L-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Action d’exhaler.
- 2Fonction par laquelle certains liquides sont répandus, sous la forme d’une rosée, à la surface des membranes ou dans les tissus organiques.
- 3Action des plantes qui exhalent dans l’air, après leur avoir fait subir une certaine modification, les gaz qu’elles avaient absorbés.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how exhalation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Au moment de l’exhalation.
Retiré des décombres, dès qu’il peut parler, il s’écrie : « Je sais que je suis ruiné, mais je ne me plains pas, j’ai eu le bonheur de sauver ma mère. » Voilà le cri filial, voilà le jet de l’âme, voilà la première exhalation de l’homme transporté d’affection émue : « Je sais que je suis ruiné… » On le voit, mesurant d’un regard circulaire l’importance du…
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.