extériorisation

\ɛk.ste.ʁjɔ.ʁi.za.sjɔ̃\

/\ɛk.ste.ʁjɔ.ʁi.za.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“extériorisation” is an uncommon French word, ranked #99,076 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#99,076
frequency rank, French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action d’extérioriser.

Key facts for extériorisation
PropertyValue
Headwordextériorisation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛk.ste.ʁjɔ.ʁi.za.sjɔ̃\
Letters15
Frequency rank#99,076
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “extériorisation” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). extériorisation lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for extériorisation is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛk.ste.ʁjɔ.ʁi.za.sjɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #99,076 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Action d’extérioriser.".

extériorisation has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is extériorisation, spelled E-X-T-É-R-I-O-R-I-S-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’extérioriser.

Antonyms

intériorisation

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "extériorisation"?
"extériorisation" is spelled E-X-T-É-R-I-O-R-I-S-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛk.ste.ʁjɔ.ʁi.za.sjɔ̃\.
What does "extériorisation" mean?
As a noun, "extériorisation" means: Action d’extérioriser.
How do you pronounce "extériorisation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "extériorisation" is \ɛk.ste.ʁjɔ.ʁi.za.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "extériorisation" come from?
"extériorisation" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “extériorisation”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is E-X-T-É-R-I-O-R-I-S-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛk.ste.ʁjɔ.ʁi.za.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list