monstration

\mɔ̃s.tʁa.sjɔ̃\

/\mɔ̃s.tʁa.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“monstration” 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) - Acte d’exposer, de montrer à la vue du public, exposition, étalage, présentation, ostension.

Corpus desk

Index FR-monstration · monstration · French

monstration · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" 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.

Key facts for monstration
PropertyValue
Headwordmonstration
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɔ̃s.tʁa.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « monstration » en français

monstrationreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

monstration is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mɔ̃s.tʁa.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acte d’exposer, de montrer à la vue du public, exposition, étalage, présentation, ostension.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for monstration, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is monstration, spelled M-O-N-S-T-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acte d’exposer, de montrer à la vue du public, exposition, étalage, présentation, ostension.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […] c’est que l’un est le mouvement de la monstration, l’autre le même mouvement, mais comme quelque chose de simple ; celui-là est le fait de percevoir, celui-ci l’ob-jet.
  2. Vous et vos pairs, vous n’avez cessé de profaner le beau depuis des lustres – mais il vous suffira d’une seule monstration de mon horreur pour lui restituer sa pureté originelle.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "monstration"?
"monstration" is spelled M-O-N-S-T-R-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔ̃s.tʁa.sjɔ̃\.
What does "monstration" mean?
As a noun, "monstration" means: Acte d’exposer, de montrer à la vue du public, exposition, étalage, présentation, ostension.
How do you pronounce "monstration"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "monstration" is \mɔ̃s.tʁa.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "monstration" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list