sternutation
\stɛʁ.ny.ta.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“sternutation” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Éternuement.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sternutation · sternutation · French
sternutation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | sternutation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \stɛʁ.ny.ta.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sternutation » en français
Rare enough to double-check
sternutation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \stɛʁ.ny.ta.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Éternuement.".
Zero misspellings are on record for sternutation in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is sternutation, spelled S-T-E-R-N-U-T-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Éternuement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sternutation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’est en effet, ainsi que la sternutation est devenue dans un grand nombre de cas cause de maladie. On l’a vue, en effet, produire des hémorragies très-graves, des hernies, l’avortement, la cécité.
Ce personnage ne court plus aucun risque et n’attend même plus que les chatouillements de sa narine aboutissent à la sternutation.
Synonyms
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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.