solidification

\sɔ.li.di.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\

/\sɔ.li.di.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“solidification” is uncommon French (frequency #75,240 among 6,032 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,240
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de se solidifier.

Corpus desk

Index FR-solidification · solidification · French

solidification · rank #75,240 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,240
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH sociologiquem…

Nearest frequency peer: sociologiquement (-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 « solidification »

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for solidification
PropertyValue
Headwordsolidification
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɔ.li.di.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\
Letters14
Frequency rank#75,240
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « solidification » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).solidificationtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « sociologiquement » (#75,239), « solliciteur » (#75,241), « soluté » (#75,242). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « solidification » est au #75,240. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

solidification is uncommon French at frequency #75,240 among 6,032 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɔ.li.di.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for solidification in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is solidification, spelled S-O-L-I-D-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de se solidifier.
  2. 2
    Action de solidifier.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La solidification des mortiers ordinaires tient à l’évaporation de l'eau et à la combinaison de la chaux avec l’acide carbonique de l'air ; […].
  2. Le gisement fossilifère de Solnhofen, qui a livré cet animal, est issu de la solidification de sédiments accumulés dans un ancien lagon à la fin de l'ère jurassique.

This word in other languages

solidification(English)solidificación(Español)Erstarrung(Deutsch)

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 "solidification"?
"solidification" is spelled S-O-L-I-D-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \sɔ.li.di.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\.
What does "solidification" mean?
As a noun, "solidification" means: Action de se solidifier.
How do you pronounce "solidification"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "solidification" is \sɔ.li.di.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "solidification" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

surreprésentés#75,271sémantiquement#75,281prononciations#75,113accompagnerait#75,381

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list