floculation
\flɔ.ky.la.sjɔ̃\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | floculation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \flɔ.ky.la.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « floculation » en français
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
- 1Dans une solution liquide, fait pour une partie du composé de former des gros flocons.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how floculation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La réaction de floculation peut présenter diverses modalités dans le dosage de l’antitoxine diphtérique .
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.