oblation
\ɔ.bla.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“oblation” 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) - Offrande, action par laquelle on offre quelque chose à Dieu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-oblation · oblation · French
oblation · 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 "O" 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 | oblation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɔ.bla.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « oblation » en français
Rare enough to double-check
oblation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɔ.bla.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
oblation has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is oblation, spelled O-B-L-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Offrande, action par laquelle on offre quelque chose à Dieu.
- 2Moment de la messe où se fait cette offrande.
- 3Ce qu’on offre à Dieu.
- 4Fait pour un seigneur de transférer volontairement une propriété à un autre seigneur dans le but de la recevoir immédiatement en fief de celui-ci.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how oblation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On entendait par « autel » le droit de jouir des oblations et des revenus casuels d'une église.
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.