valuation

\va.lɥa.sjɔ̃\

/\va.lɥa.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“valuation” is uncommon French (frequency #90,282 among 2,061 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,282
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Évaluation, valorisation, action de donner une valeur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-valuation · valuation · French

valuation · rank #90,282 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,282
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH valons

Nearest frequency peer: valons (-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 « valuation »

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for valuation
PropertyValue
Headwordvaluation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\va.lɥa.sjɔ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#90,282
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « valuation » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.valuationtombe 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: « valons » (#90,281), « vang » (#90,283), « uo » (#90,280). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « valuation » est au #90,282. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

valuation is uncommon French at frequency #90,282 among 2,061 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \va.lɥa.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for valuation in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 valuation, spelled V-A-L-U-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Évaluation, valorisation, action de donner une valeur.
  2. 2
    Mesure de la multiplicité dans un anneau.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le but de Dewey est précisément de mettre au jour la genèse des valeurs ; pour le dire avec ses mots : proposer une théorie empirique de la valuation.
  2. Si nous devons investir pour plus que le simple profit, nous devons avoir accès aux informations transparentes et complètes qui concernent les investissements, les compagnies et leurs activités afin de pouvoir en faire une valuation contingente.

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 "valuation"?
"valuation" is spelled V-A-L-U-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \va.lɥa.sjɔ̃\.
What does "valuation" mean?
As a noun, "valuation" means: Évaluation, valorisation, action de donner une valeur.
How do you pronounce "valuation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "valuation" is \va.lɥa.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "valuation" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list