libation
\li.ba.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“libation” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de répandre du vin ou un autre liquide en l’honneur d’une divinité.
Corpus desk
Index FR-libation · libation · French
libation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | libation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \li.ba.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « libation » en français
Rare enough to double-check
libation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \li.ba.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for libation, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 libation, spelled L-I-B-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Action de répandre du vin ou un autre liquide en l’honneur d’une divinité.
- 2Liquide destiné à cet acte.
- 3Beuverie abondante, avec réjouissances.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how libation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
« Saint-Loup au casque d'airain, dit Bloch, reprenez un peu de ce canard aux cuisses lourdes de graisse sur lesquelles l'illustre sacrificateur des volailles a répandu de nombreuses libations de vin rouge. »
Qui n’a même reconnu un vestige des anciens cultes païens dans ces libations faites à des fontaines sacrées que leurs propriétés curatives ont rendues célèbres ?
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.