vexation
\vɛk.sa.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“vexation” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de vexer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vexation · vexation · French
vexation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | vexation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \vɛk.sa.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « vexation » en français
Rare enough to double-check
vexation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \vɛk.sa.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vexation, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is vexation, spelled V-E-X-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Action de vexer.
- 2Trouble causé à une personne par le diable ou ses démons, sans que ces derniers soient présents dans le corps de celle-ci.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vexation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] depuis long-temps, presque toutes ces provinces sont en proie aux vexations d’administrateurs avides et ignorants ; depuis longtemps les guerres civiles et l’anarchie détruisent à de courts intervalles le bien-être de leurs habitants […]
D’un autre côté, les moyens de vexation et d’oppression que possédaient les grands barons étaient si étendus et si multiples, que jamais ils ne manquaient ni de prétexte ni de volonté pour poursuivre, harasser, pousser enfin aux dernières limites de la destruction ceux de leurs moins puissants voisins qui tentaient de se dégager de leur autorité […]
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.