récrimination

\ʁe.kʁi.mi.na.sjɔ̃\

/\ʁe.kʁi.mi.na.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“récrimination” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accusation qui tend à en repousser une autre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-recrimination · récrimination · French

récrimination · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for récrimination
PropertyValue
Headwordrécrimination
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁe.kʁi.mi.na.sjɔ̃\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « récrimination » en français

récriminationreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

récrimination is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁe.kʁi.mi.na.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for récrimination, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is récrimination, spelled R-É-C-R-I-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Accusation qui tend à en repousser une autre.
  2. 2
    Reproche ; réclamation désobligeante ; critique amère.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tout ce qu’il dit contre moi n’est qu’une récrimination.
  2. Vous ne dites cela que par récrimination.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "récrimination"?
"récrimination" is spelled R-É-C-R-I-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.kʁi.mi.na.sjɔ̃\.
What does "récrimination" mean?
As a noun, "récrimination" means: Accusation qui tend à en repousser une autre.
How do you pronounce "récrimination"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "récrimination" is \ʁe.kʁi.mi.na.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "récrimination" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list