seclusion
\sɪˈkluːʒn\
The verdict
“seclusion” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Isolement, mise à l'écart.
Corpus desk
Index FR-seclusion · seclusion · French
seclusion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | seclusion |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɪˈkluːʒn\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « seclusion » en français
Rare enough to double-check
seclusion is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɪˈkluːʒn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Isolement, mise à l'écart.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for seclusion, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is seclusion, spelled S-E-C-L-U-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Isolement, mise à l'écart.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how seclusion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Seclusion is the act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out, as from company, society, the world, etc.; retirement; privacy; solitude: as, to live in seclusion.
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.