mortification

\mɔʁ.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\

/\mɔʁ.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“mortification” is an uncommon French word, ranked #85,038 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#85,038
frequency rank, French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - État d’un tissu ou d’un organe qui se décompose et devient comme mort.

Key facts for mortification
PropertyValue
Headwordmortification
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mɔʁ.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\
Letters13
Frequency rank#85,038
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mortification” 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). mortification lands here:

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for mortification is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mɔʁ.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #85,038 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for mortification, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is mortification, spelled M-O-R-T-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    État d’un tissu ou d’un organe qui se décompose et devient comme mort.
  2. 2
    Action de garder certaines viandes pour qu’elles deviennent tendres et gagnent du fumet.
  3. 3
    Action par laquelle on mortifie son corps ou ses passions.
  4. 4
    Pratique d'ascèse religieuse consistant à s'imposer une souffrance, en général physique, dans le but de progresser spirituellement.
  5. 5
    Accidents fâcheux qui arrivent dans la vie.
  6. 6
    Chagrin, humiliation qu’on fait éprouver à une personne par quelque réprimande ou par quelque procédé dur et fâcheux.

Antonyms

immortification

This word in other languages

mortification(English)mortificación(Español)mortificação(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 "mortification"?
"mortification" is spelled M-O-R-T-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \mɔʁ.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\.
What does "mortification" mean?
As a noun, "mortification" means: État d’un tissu ou d’un organe qui se décompose et devient comme mort.
How do you pronounce "mortification"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mortification" is \mɔʁ.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mortification" come from?
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Using “mortification”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-O-R-T-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mɔʁ.ti.fi.ka.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