granulation

\ɡʁa.ny.la.sjɔ̃\

/\ɡʁa.ny.la.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“granulation” is uncommon French (frequency #91,745 among 2,617 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,745
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Opération par laquelle on réduit les métaux en petits grains que l’on nomme grenaille.

Corpus desk

Index FR-granulation · granulation · French

granulation · rank #91,745 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,745
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH graduations

Nearest frequency peer: graduations (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « granulation »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « granulation » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for granulation
PropertyValue
Headwordgranulation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡʁa.ny.la.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#91,745
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « granulation » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.granulationtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « graduations » (#91,744), « goudronnées » (#91,743), « Graulhet » (#91,747). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « granulation » est au #91,745. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

granulation is uncommon French at frequency #91,745 among 2,617 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɡʁa.ny.la.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for granulation in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is granulation, spelled G-R-A-N-U-L-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Opération par laquelle on réduit les métaux en petits grains que l’on nomme grenaille.
  2. 2
    Opération par laquelle on transforme les poudres en petits grains.
  3. 3
    Fixation par soudure de granules de métal précieux sur un bijou.
  4. 4
    Aux pluriels, lésion organique consistant en de petites tumeurs arrondies, fermes, souvent demi-transparentes et luisantes, qui se rencontrent surtout dans le larynx, dans les poumons.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Bien d’ autres merveilles sont encore à découvrir dans ce fabuleux musée, comme les bijoux fatimides, … vibrants manifestes d’une incroyable virtuosité technique dans les arts du filigrane, de la granulation et du nielle...

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 "granulation"?
"granulation" is spelled G-R-A-N-U-L-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡʁa.ny.la.sjɔ̃\.
What does "granulation" mean?
As a noun, "granulation" means: Opération par laquelle on réduit les métaux en petits grains que l’on nomme grenaille.
How do you pronounce "granulation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "granulation" is \ɡʁa.ny.la.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "granulation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

graduations#91,744goudronnées#91,743gélatineuse#91,761fundamental#91,717

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list