réappropriation
\ʁe.a.pʁɔ.pʁi.a.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“réappropriation” is uncommon French (frequency #51,101 among 5,742 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,101
- frequency rank, French
- 5,742
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fait de se réapproprier quelque chose.
Corpus desk
Index FR-reappropriation · réappropriation · French
réappropriation · rank #51,101 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,101
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,742
- PHOTO-FINISH rouquine
Nearest frequency peer: rouquine (-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 « réappropriation »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- rocha
rocha
48,903 corpus weight
- rouquine
rouquine
48,901 corpus weight
- réappropria…
réappropriation
48,900 corpus weight
- réceptive
réceptive
48,899 corpus weight
- réduc
réduc
48,898 corpus weight
- réducteurs
réducteurs
48,897 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « réappropriation » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | réappropriation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁe.a.pʁɔ.pʁi.a.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #51,101 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « réappropriation » en français
Rare enough to double-check
réappropriation is uncommon French at frequency #51,101 among 5,742 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁe.a.pʁɔ.pʁi.a.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fait de se réapproprier quelque chose.".
Zero misspellings are on record for réappropriation in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 réappropriation, spelled R-É-A-P-P-R-O-P-R-I-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Fait de se réapproprier quelque chose.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how réappropriation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ce qui est le plus marquant est la réappropriation de la culture algérienne.
Auprès de sa dernière trouvaille, un menhir de 3,5 m mis au jour dans la lande près de Lacaune (Tarn), il se protège des idées convenues comme la réappropriation du patrimoine.
Synonyms
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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