floculation

\flɔ.ky.la.sjɔ̃\

/\flɔ.ky.la.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“floculation” 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) - Dans une solution liquide, fait pour une partie du composé de former des gros flocons.

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Index FR-floculation · floculation · French

floculation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" 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 floculation
PropertyValue
Headwordfloculation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\flɔ.ky.la.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « floculation » en français

floculationreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

floculation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \flɔ.ky.la.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dans une solution liquide, fait pour une partie du composé de former des gros flocons.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for floculation, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is floculation, spelled F-L-O-C-U-L-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dans une solution liquide, fait pour une partie du composé de former des gros flocons.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La réaction de floculation peut présenter diverses modalités dans le dosage de l’antitoxine diphtérique .
  2. Un homme à la voix grave, dont il ne voyait pas le visage, déclara souverainement qu’il y avait des problèmes à la sucrerie, que le chaulage n’avait pas produit une bonne floculation, qu’il savait pourquoi, mais que l’ingénieur d’entretien n’avait pas voulu l’écouter…

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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 "floculation"?
"floculation" is spelled F-L-O-C-U-L-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \flɔ.ky.la.sjɔ̃\.
What does "floculation" mean?
As a noun, "floculation" means: Dans une solution liquide, fait pour une partie du composé de former des gros flocons.
How do you pronounce "floculation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "floculation" is \flɔ.ky.la.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "floculation" come from?
"floculation" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list