menstruation

\mɑ̃s.tʁy.a.sjɔ̃\

/\mɑ̃s.tʁy.a.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“menstruation” is an uncommon French word, ranked #82,226 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#82,226
frequency rank, French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ensemble des phénomènes qui, à des intervalles quasi mensuels, se manifestent au cours du cycle menstruel.

Key facts for menstruation
PropertyValue
Headwordmenstruation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɑ̃s.tʁy.a.sjɔ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#82,226
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “menstruation” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). menstruation lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for menstruation is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mɑ̃s.tʁy.a.sjɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #82,226 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ensemble des phénomènes qui, à des intervalles quasi mensuels, se manifestent au cours du cycle menstruel.".

menstruation doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is menstruation, spelled M-E-N-S-T-R-U-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ensemble des phénomènes qui, à des intervalles quasi mensuels, se manifestent au cours du cycle menstruel.

Synonyms

bringuesindispositionmaladieoursradadasragnagnasrègles

This word in other languages

menstruation(English)menstruación(Español)Menstruation(Deutsch)menstruação(Português)

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 "menstruation"?
"menstruation" is spelled M-E-N-S-T-R-U-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \mɑ̃s.tʁy.a.sjɔ̃\.
What does "menstruation" mean?
As a noun, "menstruation" means: Ensemble des phénomènes qui, à des intervalles quasi mensuels, se manifestent au cours du cycle menstruel.
How do you pronounce "menstruation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "menstruation" is \mɑ̃s.tʁy.a.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "menstruation" come from?
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Using “menstruation”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is M-E-N-S-T-R-U-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mɑ̃s.tʁy.a.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list