imprécation
\ɛ̃.pʁe.ka.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“imprécation” 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 May 6, 2026) - Souhait de malheurs qu’on fait contre quelqu’un.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | imprécation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.pʁe.ka.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “imprécation” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
imprécation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛ̃.pʁe.ka.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for imprécation in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is imprécation, spelled I-M-P-R-É-C-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Souhait de malheurs qu’on fait contre quelqu’un.
- 2Figure par laquelle on souhaite des malheurs à celui dont on parle ou à qui l’on parle.
- 3Prière solennelle faite contre quelqu’un pour attirer sur lui la vengeance, la punition divine.
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.
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Using “imprécation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is I-M-P-R-É-C-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɛ̃.pʁe.ka.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.