reprogrammation

\ʁə.pʁɔ.ɡʁa.ma.sjɔ̃\

/\ʁə.pʁɔ.ɡʁa.ma.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“reprogrammation” is uncommon French (frequency #83,326 among 507,453 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,326
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fait de reprogrammer, de programmer de nouveau.

Key facts for reprogrammation
PropertyValue
Headwordreprogrammation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁə.pʁɔ.ɡʁa.ma.sjɔ̃\
Letters15
Frequency rank#83,326
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “reprogrammation” 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). reprogrammation lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

reprogrammation is uncommon French at frequency #83,326 among 507,453 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁə.pʁɔ.ɡʁa.ma.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for reprogrammation in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is reprogrammation, spelled R-E-P-R-O-G-R-A-M-M-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fait de reprogrammer, de programmer de nouveau.
  2. 2
    Ensemble des processus naturels débutant dès la fécondation, qui nécessitent l’activation ou l’inhibition de gènes et orientent ou réorientent en permanence le développement de l’organisme.

Antonyms

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 "reprogrammation"?
"reprogrammation" is spelled R-E-P-R-O-G-R-A-M-M-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.pʁɔ.ɡʁa.ma.sjɔ̃\.
What does "reprogrammation" mean?
As a noun, "reprogrammation" means: Fait de reprogrammer, de programmer de nouveau.
How do you pronounce "reprogrammation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reprogrammation" is \ʁə.pʁɔ.ɡʁa.ma.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reprogrammation" come from?
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Using “reprogrammation”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-P-R-O-G-R-A-M-M-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁə.pʁɔ.ɡʁa.ma.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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