fashion

/ˈfæʃən/

//ˈfæʃən// noun

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"fashion" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“fashion” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,598. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,598
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A current (constantly changing) trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons.

Corpus desk

Index EN-fashion · fashion · English

fashion · rank #1,598 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,598
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH faith

Nearest frequency peer: faith (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “fashion”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “fashion” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fashion vs fusion
71% similar
fashion vs fission
71% similar
fashion vs fashioned
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fashion
PropertyValue
Headwordfashion
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfæʃən/
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,598
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “fashion”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).fashionlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “faith” (#1,597), “feature” (#1,599), “failed” (#1,596). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “fashion” is #1,598. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around fashion (IPA /ˈfæʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,598 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for fashion, with forms such as "afshion", "fahsion", and "fashhion". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "fusion", "fission", "fashioned", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English facioun, from Anglo-Norman fechoun (compare Jersey Norman faichon), variant of Old French faceon, fazon, façon (“fashion, form, make, outward appearance”), from Latin factiō (“a making”), from faciō (“do, make”); see fact. Doub… The correct English form is fashion, spelled F-A-S-H-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A current (constantly changing) trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons.
  2. 2
    Popular trends, especially in clothing; the industry that designs clothing and sometimes other related items.
  3. 3
    A style or manner in which something is done.
  4. 4
    The make or form of anything; the style, shape, appearance, or mode of structure; pattern, model; workmanship; execution.
  5. 5
    Polite, fashionable, or genteel life; social position; good breeding.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The huge square box, parquet-floored and high-ceilinged, had been arranged to display a suite of bedroom furniture designed and made in the halcyon days of the last quarter of the nineteenth century, when modish taste was just due to go clean out of fashion for the best part of the next hundred years.
  2. Check out the latest in fashion.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English facioun, from Anglo-Norman fechoun (compare Jersey Norman faichon), variant of Old French faceon, fazon, façon (“fashion, form, make, outward appearance”), from Latin factiō (“a making”), from faciō (“do, make”); see fact. Doublet of faction.

This word in other languages

moda(Español)mode(Français)Mode(Deutsch)moda(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afshion
  • fahsion
  • fashhion
  • fashino
  • fashionn
  • fashoin
  • fasihon
  • fasshion
  • ffashion
  • fsahion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fashion - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

afshion2fahsion2fashhion1fashino2fashionn1fashoin2fasihon2fasshion1
Edit distance from "fashion"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fashion"?
"fashion" is spelled F-A-S-H-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfæʃən/.
What does "fashion" mean?
As a noun, "fashion" means: A current (constantly changing) trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons.
What words are commonly confused with "fashion"?
"fashion" is commonly confused with "fusion", "fission", "fashioned". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fashion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fashion" is /ˈfæʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "fashion"?
Inherited from Middle English facioun, from Anglo-Norman fechoun (compare Jersey Norman faichon), variant of Old French faceon, fazon, façon (“fashion, form, make, outward appearance”), from Latin factiō (“a making”), from faciō (“do, make”); see ... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

feature#1,599hearing#1,602benefit#1,592African#1,590

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

actions10 variantsprofile10 variantssurface10 variantsmostly10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list