imbibition
\ɛ̃.bi.bi.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“imbibition” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’imbiber ou de s’imbiber.
Corpus desk
Index FR-imbibition · imbibition · French
imbibition · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | imbibition |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.bi.bi.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « imbibition » en français
Rare enough to double-check
imbibition is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛ̃.bi.bi.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action d’imbiber ou de s’imbiber.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for imbibition, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is imbibition, spelled I-M-B-I-B-I-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Action d’imbiber ou de s’imbiber.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how imbibition appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mais peut-être aussi c’était grâce à ces différences, à la conscience qu’il n’entrait pas, dans la composition de la nature et des actions de ces filles, un seul élément que je connusse ou possédasse, que venait en moi de succéder à la satiété, la soif — pareille à celle dont brûle une terre altérée — d’une vie que mon âme, parce qu’elle n’en avait jamais…
La perméabilité du paillis est supérieure; il jouit également d'une grande faculté d'imbibition.
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.