exhaustion

\ɛɡ.zos.tjɔ̃\

/\ɛɡ.zos.tjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“exhaustion” 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’épuiser un gaz, un liquide contenu dans un récipient.

Corpus desk

Index FR-exhaustion · exhaustion · French

exhaustion · 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.

Key facts for exhaustion
PropertyValue
Headwordexhaustion
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛɡ.zos.tjɔ̃\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « exhaustion » en français

exhaustionsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

exhaustion is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛɡ.zos.tjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

exhaustion has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is exhaustion, spelled E-X-H-A-U-S-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’épuiser un gaz, un liquide contenu dans un récipient.
  2. 2
    Action de prendre, d’user entièrement.
  3. 3
    Énumération de tous les cas possibles dans une question.
  4. 4
    Épuisement d'énergie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how exhaustion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. pompe d’exhaustion.
  2. L’induction est impossible, car elle suppose l’exhaustion de tous les singuliers.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "exhaustion"?
"exhaustion" is spelled E-X-H-A-U-S-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛɡ.zos.tjɔ̃\.
What does "exhaustion" mean?
As a noun, "exhaustion" means: Action d’épuiser un gaz, un liquide contenu dans un récipient.
How do you pronounce "exhaustion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exhaustion" is \ɛɡ.zos.tjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exhaustion" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list