popularisation

\pɔ.py.la.ʁi.za.sjɔ̃\

/\pɔ.py.la.ʁi.za.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“popularisation” is uncommon French (frequency #82,350 among 6,826 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,350
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fait de devenir populaire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-popularisation · popularisation · French

popularisation · rank #82,350 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,350
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH pondeuse

Nearest frequency peer: pondeuse (-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 « popularisation »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « popularisation » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for popularisation
PropertyValue
Headwordpopularisation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɔ.py.la.ʁi.za.sjɔ̃\
Letters14
Frequency rank#82,350
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « popularisation » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.popularisationtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « pondeuse » (#82,349), « portos » (#82,351), « potato » (#82,352). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « popularisation » est au #82,350. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

popularisation is uncommon French at frequency #82,350 among 6,826 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɔ.py.la.ʁi.za.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fait de devenir populaire.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for popularisation in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is popularisation, spelled P-O-P-U-L-A-R-I-S-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fait de devenir populaire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Cette popularisation du mot paysan ne lui enlève pas pour autant sa dimension profondément conservatrice.

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 "popularisation"?
"popularisation" is spelled P-O-P-U-L-A-R-I-S-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔ.py.la.ʁi.za.sjɔ̃\.
What does "popularisation" mean?
As a noun, "popularisation" means: Fait de devenir populaire.
How do you pronounce "popularisation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "popularisation" is \pɔ.py.la.ʁi.za.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "popularisation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list