gesticulations

\ʒɛs.ti.ky.la.sjɔ̃\

/\ʒɛs.ti.ky.la.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“gesticulations” is uncommon French (frequency #65,970 among 194,371 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,970
frequency rank, French
194,371
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de gesticulation.

Key facts for gesticulations
PropertyValue
Headwordgesticulations
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒɛs.ti.ky.la.sjɔ̃\
Letters14
Frequency rank#65,970
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gesticulations” 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). gesticulations lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

gesticulations is uncommon French at frequency #65,970 among 194,371 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒɛs.ti.ky.la.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de gesticulation.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for gesticulations 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 tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is gesticulations, spelled G-E-S-T-I-C-U-L-A-T-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de gesticulation.

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 "gesticulations"?
"gesticulations" is spelled G-E-S-T-I-C-U-L-A-T-I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒɛs.ti.ky.la.sjɔ̃\.
What does "gesticulations" mean?
As a noun, "gesticulations" means: Pluriel de gesticulation.
How do you pronounce "gesticulations"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gesticulations" is \ʒɛs.ti.ky.la.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gesticulations" come from?
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Using “gesticulations”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is G-E-S-T-I-C-U-L-A-T-I-O-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʒɛs.ti.ky.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

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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