ponctionner
\pɔ̃.ksjɔ.ne\
The verdict
“ponctionner” is uncommon French (frequency #68,558 among 6,826 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,558
- frequency rank, French
- 6,826
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Opérer une ponction.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ponctionner · ponctionner · French
ponctionner · rank #68,558 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,558
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,826
- PHOTO-FINISH poncer
Nearest frequency peer: poncer (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « ponctionner »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- polak
polak
31,447 corpus weight
- polyphénols
polyphénols
31,446 corpus weight
- Pompili
Pompili
31,445 corpus weight
- poncer
poncer
31,444 corpus weight
- ponctionner
ponctionner
31,443 corpus weight
- poussèrent
poussèrent
31,440 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « ponctionner » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ponctionner |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \pɔ̃.ksjɔ.ne\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #68,558 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ponctionner » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ponctionner is uncommon French at frequency #68,558 among 6,826 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \pɔ̃.ksjɔ.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for ponctionner in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is ponctionner, spelled P-O-N-C-T-I-O-N-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Opérer une ponction.
- 2Soutirer de l'argent ou des fonds.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ponctionner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C'est un vrai nid de bacilles, là-dedans. Je ne m'étonne plus de ses crachats. Il faut le ponctionner, assurément.
Ayant ponctionné une pleurésie intéressante, M. Potain avait recommandé expressément qu’on lui gardât le liquide.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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