réaffectation

\ʁe.a.fɛk.ta.sjɔ̃\

/\ʁe.a.fɛk.ta.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“réaffectation” is uncommon French (frequency #70,182 among 5,742 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,182
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de réaffecter.

Corpus desk

Index FR-reaffectation · réaffectation · French

réaffectation · rank #70,182 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,182
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH réconciliée

Nearest frequency peer: réconciliée (+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 « réaffectation »

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 « réaffectation » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for réaffectation
PropertyValue
Headwordréaffectation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁe.a.fɛk.ta.sjɔ̃\
Letters13
Frequency rank#70,182
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « réaffectation » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).réaffectationtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « réconciliée » (#70,183), « russophones » (#70,180), « ruinées » (#70,179). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « réaffectation » est au #70,182. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

réaffectation is uncommon French at frequency #70,182 among 5,742 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁe.a.fɛk.ta.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

réaffectation doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is réaffectation, spelled R-É-A-F-F-E-C-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de réaffecter.
  2. 2
    Résultat de cette action.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La réaffectation de bâtiments anciens en musées est fréquente.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "réaffectation"?
"réaffectation" is spelled R-É-A-F-F-E-C-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.a.fɛk.ta.sjɔ̃\.
What does "réaffectation" mean?
As a noun, "réaffectation" means: Action de réaffecter.
How do you pronounce "réaffectation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "réaffectation" is \ʁe.a.fɛk.ta.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "réaffectation" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list