scarification
French, noun\ska.ʁi.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\
scarification is spelled S-C-A-R-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written French, the 81,899th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Scarification is a French feminine noun meaning “scarification” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Incision superficielle faite à la peau avec une lancette ou un bistouri pour permettre l’écoulement d’un peu…”.
What does scarification mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininescarification
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Incision superficielle faite à la peau avec une lancette ou un bistouri pour permettre l’écoulement d’un peu de sang ou de sérosité. 2. Incision faite dans un but non-médical, mais rituel, esthétique, d'automutilation, sado-masochiste, ou autre.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of scarification
- scarifications plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce scarification?
- \ska.ʁi.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is scarification in French?
scarification appears about once in every 6 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).