percolation
\pɛʁ.kɔ.la.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“percolation” 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) - Action de percoler.
Corpus desk
Index FR-percolation · percolation · French
percolation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | percolation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pɛʁ.kɔ.la.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « percolation » en français
Rare enough to double-check
percolation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɛʁ.kɔ.la.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Action de percoler.".
percolation doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 percolation, spelled P-E-R-C-O-L-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Action de percoler.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how percolation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La percolation de l'eau n'est pas stoppée par la valeur élevée de la microporosité. Quand le déficit hydrique de cette microporosité est comblé, l'eau peut percoler et permettre la lixiviation des éléments dissous en surface.
La théorie mathématique de la percolation repose sur l'étude probabiliste d'apparition des amas en fonction des fractions de phases en présence.
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.