explantation

\ɛks.plɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\

/\ɛks.plɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“explantation” 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) - Action d’explanter.

Corpus desk

Index FR-explantation · explantation · French

explantation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 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 explantation
PropertyValue
Headwordexplantation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛks.plɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « explantation » en français

explantationn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

explantation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛks.plɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action d’explanter.".

Zero misspellings are on record for explantation in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is explantation, spelled E-X-P-L-A-N-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’explanter.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Tout cela incite l’Agence à recommander une surveillance régulière des femmes porteuses d’implants PIP et que toute rupture ou suspicion de rupture d’une prothèse conduise à son explantation, ainsi qu’à celle de la seconde prothèse.

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "explantation"?
"explantation" is spelled E-X-P-L-A-N-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛks.plɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\.
What does "explantation" mean?
As a noun, "explantation" means: Action d’explanter.
How do you pronounce "explantation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "explantation" is \ɛks.plɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list