exténuation

\ɛk.ste.nɥa.sjɔ̃\

/\ɛk.ste.nɥa.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“exténuation” 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’exténuer ou résultat de cette action. Affaiblissement des forces physiques.

Corpus desk

Index FR-extenuation · exténuation · French

exténuation · 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.

Key facts for exténuation
PropertyValue
Headwordexténuation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛk.ste.nɥa.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « exténuation » en français

exténuationn'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

exténuation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛk.ste.nɥa.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

exténuation has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 exténuation, spelled E-X-T-É-N-U-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’exténuer ou résultat de cette action. Affaiblissement des forces physiques.
  2. 2
    Tapinose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il est dans un état de grande exténuation.
  2. Ce que je ressens depuis plus de six mois du dépeçage médiatique, systématique, minutieux, professionnel, de ma personne est de même nature. Je pense faire preuve de la même disponibilité, et l’exténuation tient moins au vampirisme des autres qui me viderait de ma substance qu’au contraire à l’effort de me reconstruire chaque fois, avec honnêteté, sous le…

Synonyms

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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 "exténuation"?
"exténuation" is spelled E-X-T-É-N-U-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛk.ste.nɥa.sjɔ̃\.
What does "exténuation" mean?
As a noun, "exténuation" means: Action d’exténuer ou résultat de cette action. Affaiblissement des forces physiques.
How do you pronounce "exténuation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "exténuation" is \ɛk.ste.nɥa.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "exténuation" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list