expectoration
\ɛk.spɛk.tɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“expectoration” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’expectorer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-expectoration · expectoration · French
expectoration · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | expectoration |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛk.spɛk.tɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « expectoration » en français
Rare enough to double-check
expectoration is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛk.spɛk.tɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for expectoration, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is expectoration, spelled E-X-P-E-C-T-O-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Action d’expectorer.
- 2Ce qui est expectoré, crachat.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how expectoration appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ce remède facilite, provoque l’expectoration.
On crachait sur le bourgeois par dépit de ne les rejoindre que si tard. Le bourgeois accourait de partout récolter ces pittoresques expectorations.
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.