infirmation
\ɛ̃.fiʁ.ma.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“infirmation” 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) - Action d’infirmer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-infirmation · infirmation · French
infirmation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | infirmation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.fiʁ.ma.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « infirmation » en français
Rare enough to double-check
infirmation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛ̃.fiʁ.ma.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action d’infirmer.".
Zero misspellings are on record for infirmation in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented 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 infirmation, spelled I-N-F-I-R-M-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Action d’infirmer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how infirmation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’infirmation d’un jugement.
Les chercheurs, comme tout un chacun, malgré les outils méthodologiques dont ils disposent, semblent intéressés plutôt par la confirmation que par l’infirmation de leurs idées.
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.