recombinaison

\ʁə.kɔ̃.bi.ne.zɔ̃\

/\ʁə.kɔ̃.bi.ne.zɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“recombinaison” is uncommon French (frequency #72,671 among 507,453 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,671
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de recombiner, résultat de cette action.

Key facts for recombinaison
PropertyValue
Headwordrecombinaison
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁə.kɔ̃.bi.ne.zɔ̃\
Letters13
Frequency rank#72,671
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “recombinaison” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). recombinaison lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

recombinaison is uncommon French at frequency #72,671 among 507,453 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁə.kɔ̃.bi.ne.zɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

recombinaison doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is recombinaison, spelled R-E-C-O-M-B-I-N-A-I-S-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de recombiner, résultat de cette action.
  2. 2
    Moment, dans la théorie du Big Bang, où les électrons se sont combinés aux noyaux atomiques.
  3. 3
    Recombinaison génétique : combinaison de gènes dans une association différente de celle observée chez les cellules parentes.

This word in other languages

recombination(English)

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 "recombinaison"?
"recombinaison" is spelled R-E-C-O-M-B-I-N-A-I-S-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.kɔ̃.bi.ne.zɔ̃\.
What does "recombinaison" mean?
As a noun, "recombinaison" means: Action de recombiner, résultat de cette action.
How do you pronounce "recombinaison"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "recombinaison" is \ʁə.kɔ̃.bi.ne.zɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "recombinaison" come from?
"recombinaison" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “recombinaison”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-C-O-M-B-I-N-A-I-S-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁə.kɔ̃.bi.ne.zɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list