purgation
\pyʁ.ɡa.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“purgation” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Évacuation par le moyen d’un remède qui purge.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | purgation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pyʁ.ɡa.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “purgation” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
purgation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pyʁ.ɡa.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
purgation doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is purgation, spelled P-U-R-G-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Évacuation par le moyen d’un remède qui purge.
- 2Remède que l’on prend pour se purger.
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.
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Using “purgation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-U-R-G-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pyʁ.ɡa.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.