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vélarisation

French, noun/ve.la.ʁi.za.sjɔ̃/

vélarisation is a French feminine noun meaning “velarization” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Transformation d’une consonne palatale en vélaire”.

What does vélarisation mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininevelarization

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Transformation d’une consonne palatale en vélaire.

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 vélarisation

  • vélarisations plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce vélarisation?

  • /ve.la.ʁi.za.sjɔ̃/
  • \ve.la.ʁi.za.sjɔ̃\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.