sanctification

\sɑ̃k.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\

/\sɑ̃k.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“sanctification” is uncommon French (frequency #51,733 among 6,032 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,733
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de sanctifier ou résultat de cette action.

Corpus desk

Index FR-sanctification · sanctification · French

sanctification · rank #51,733 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,733
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH saler

Nearest frequency peer: saler (-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 « sanctification »

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sanctification
PropertyValue
Headwordsanctification
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɑ̃k.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\
Letters14
Frequency rank#51,733
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « sanctification » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.sanctificationtombe 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: « saler » (#51,732), « saouls » (#51,734), « satoshi » (#51,735). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « sanctification » est au #51,733. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sanctification is uncommon French at frequency #51,733 among 6,032 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɑ̃k.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for sanctification in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is sanctification, spelled S-A-N-C-T-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de sanctifier ou résultat de cette action.
  2. 2
    La célébration des dimanches, des fêtes, suivant la loi et l’intention de l’église.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La sanctification des fidèles.
  2. Travailler à la sanctification des âmes.

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 "sanctification"?
"sanctification" is spelled S-A-N-C-T-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \sɑ̃k.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\.
What does "sanctification" mean?
As a noun, "sanctification" means: Action de sanctifier ou résultat de cette action.
How do you pronounce "sanctification"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sanctification" is \sɑ̃k.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list