insolation

\ɛ̃.sɔ.la.sjɔ̃\

/\ɛ̃.sɔ.la.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“insolation” is uncommon French (frequency #55,370 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,370
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ensoleillement.

Corpus desk

Index FR-insolation · insolation · French

insolation · rank #55,370 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,370
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH initialisation

Nearest frequency peer: initialisation (-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 « insolation »

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 « insolation » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for insolation
PropertyValue
Headwordinsolation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.sɔ.la.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#55,370
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « insolation » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).insolationtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « initialisation » (#55,369), « insoutenables » (#55,371), « inhibe » (#55,368). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « insolation » est au #55,370. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

insolation is uncommon French at frequency #55,370 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛ̃.sɔ.la.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for insolation, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is insolation, spelled I-N-S-O-L-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ensoleillement.
  2. 2
    Les problèmes provoqués par une exposition directe et prolongée de la tête au soleil.
  3. 3
    Exposition d’une pellicule photographique à la lumière.
  4. 4
    Exposition d'une plaque photosensible à la lumière afin d'y graver le motif à imprimer.
  5. 5
    Exposition à la lumière ultraviolette du vernis photosensible protecteur des zones de cuivre à éliminer afin de réaliser les pistes d'un circuit imprimé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Et donc, par la suite, tous se sont échinés à prouver qu'il n'y avait pas eu meurtre mais seulement insolation.

This word in other languages

sunstroke(English)insolación(Español)Sonnenstich(Deutsch)

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 "insolation"?
"insolation" is spelled I-N-S-O-L-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.sɔ.la.sjɔ̃\.
What does "insolation" mean?
As a noun, "insolation" means: Ensoleillement.
How do you pronounce "insolation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "insolation" is \ɛ̃.sɔ.la.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "insolation" come from?
"insolation" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list