foration
\fɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“foration” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de forer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-foration · foration · French
foration · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | foration |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « foration » en français
Rare enough to double-check
foration is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action de forer.".
No misspelling variants are generated for foration in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is foration, spelled F-O-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Action de forer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how foration appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le marteau-perforateur avec béquille(s) et vérin pneumatique, pesant 45 kg, est l'outil de foration le plus répandu.
Les poussières sont imputables aux opérations de foration, de concassage-broyage ainsi qu'à l’effet de la sécheresse.
This word in other languages
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.