traduction

/tɹʌˈdʌkʃən/

//tɹʌˈdʌkʃən// noun

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"traduction" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“traduction” is uncommon English (frequency #73,734 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,734
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of converting text from one language to another.

Corpus desk

Index EN-traduction · traduction · English

traduction · rank #73,734 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,734
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH tousled

Nearest frequency peer: tousled (-3 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.

Long-tail ranks near “traduction”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “traduction” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for traduction
PropertyValue
Headwordtraduction
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/tɹʌˈdʌkʃən/
Letters10
Frequency rank#73,734
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “traduction” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).traductionfalls in this rarity band:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “tousled” (#73,731), “tourer” (#73,730), “toupee” (#73,729). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “traduction” is #73,734. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

traduction is uncommon English at frequency #73,734 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /tɹʌˈdʌkʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for traduction, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin trāductiō, trāductiōnis (“transferring, translation”, literally “leading across”), from trādūcō (“I lead across”), from trāns (“across”) + dūcō (“I lead”). By surface analysis, traduce + -ion. The correct English form is traduction, spelled T-R-A-D-U-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of converting text from one language to another.
  2. 2
    A malign or defamatory statement.
  3. 3
    An act of defaming, maligning or slandering.
  4. 4
    Act of passing on to one's future generations.

Etymology

From Latin trāductiō, trāductiōnis (“transferring, translation”, literally “leading across”), from trādūcō (“I lead across”), from trāns (“across”) + dūcō (“I lead”). By surface analysis, traduce + -ion.

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 "traduction"?
"traduction" is spelled T-R-A-D-U-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /tɹʌˈdʌkʃən/.
What does "traduction" mean?
As a noun, "traduction" means: The act of converting text from one language to another.
How do you pronounce "traduction"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "traduction" is /tɹʌˈdʌkʃən/. 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 "traduction"?
From Latin trāductiō, trāductiōnis (“transferring, translation”, literally “leading across”), from trādūcō (“I lead across”), from trāns (“across”) + dūcō (“I lead”). By surface analysis, traduce + -ion. 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 "traduction", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

triumphing#73,739Tymoshenko#73,747undigested#73,756unequalled#73,757

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list