flagellation
\fla.ʒɛl.la.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“flagellation” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #45,044 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #45,044
- frequency rank, French
- 12
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de flageller ou de se flageller.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | flagellation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fla.ʒɛl.la.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #45,044 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “flagellation” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for flagellation is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fla.ʒɛl.la.sjɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #45,044 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for flagellation, with forms such as "falgellation", "fflagellation", and "flaegllation". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is flagellation, spelled F-L-A-G-E-L-L-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Action de flageller ou de se flageller.
- 2Action de frapper à la façon d'un fouet.
- 3Peine afflictive, supplice.
- 4Remède par fustigation, pour retrouver l'excitation sexuelle.
- 5Tableau représentant la flagellation de Jésus-Christ.
- 6Ensemble des flagelles d’une cellule.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: falgellation,fflagellation,flaegllation,flagelaltion,flagelation,flagellaiton,flagellatino,flagellationn,flagellatoin,flagellattion,flagelltaion,flaggellation,flaglelation,flgaellation,fllagellation,lfagellation
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of flagellation - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “flagellation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-L-A-G-E-L-L-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fla.ʒɛl.la.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.