infatuation
\ɛ̃.fa.tɥa.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“infatuation” 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 September 3, 2026) - Autosatisfaction excessive et ridicule.
Corpus desk
Index FR-infatuation · infatuation · French
infatuation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | infatuation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.fa.tɥa.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
infatuation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛ̃.fa.tɥa.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Autosatisfaction excessive et ridicule.".
Zero misspellings are on record for infatuation in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is infatuation, spelled I-N-F-A-T-U-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Autosatisfaction excessive et ridicule.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how infatuation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Malgré cette éloquence melliflue, Pandolphe, avec une infatuation obstinée et sénile, jurait ses grands dieux que le seigneur Matamore serait son gendre, ou que sa fille entrerait au couvent.
Quelqu’un qui a souvent rencontré Balzac me disait : « Quand on parlait femmes, il se gonflait d’orgueil et faisait la roue, comme un dindon… Mais il ne racontait jamais rien. » Malgré son infatuation, parfois comique, Balzac était infiniment discret.
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.