absorption

\ap.sɔʁp.sjɔ̃\

/\ap.sɔʁp.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“absorption” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,090. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,090
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’absorber.

Corpus desk

Index FR-absorption · absorption · French

absorption · rank #12,090 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,090
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH Accessoire

Nearest frequency peer: Accessoire (+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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « absorption »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « absorption » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

absorption vs assomption
80% similar
absorption vs absolution
80% similar

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

Key facts for absorption
PropertyValue
Headwordabsorption
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ap.sɔʁp.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#12,090
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « absorption »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.absorptionse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Accessoire » (#12,091), « épices » (#12,088), « adieux » (#12,092). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « absorption » est au #12,090. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around absorption (IPA \ap.sɔʁp.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,090 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for absorption, with forms such as "abbsorption", "abosrption", and "absoprtion". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "assomption", "absolution", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is absorption, spelled A-B-S-O-R-P-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’absorber.
  2. 2
    Fonction par laquelle les êtres organisés attirent à eux et pompent les fluides qui les environnent ou qui sont exhalés intérieurement.
  3. 3
    Repas offert chaque année aux anciens de l’École polytechnique par la promotion nouvelle. On y absorbe assez de choses pour justifier le nom de la solennité.
  4. 4
    Transformation d'énergie rayonnante en une autre forme d'énergie par interaction avec la matière. (Commission Internationale de l'Éclairage).
  5. 5
    Pénétration d’un agent toxique dans l’organisme par une voie d’exposition (cutanée, digestive, respiratoire, etc.), précédant sa distribution dans les tissus.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il me semble que ce porteur est un peu trébuchant, grâce sans doute, à une absorption trop prolongée de vodka.
  2. […] au premier symptôme, l'apparition d'un léger œdème prétibial, il fallait cesser toute absorption de viande de conserve et se nourrir exclusivement de légumes conservés ou secs et de viande fraîche.

Synonyms

consommationimbibitionimprégnationingestioningurgitationmanducation

This word in other languages

absorption(English)absorción(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbsorption
  • abosrption
  • absoprtion
  • absorpiton
  • absorpption
  • absorptino
  • absorptionn
  • absorptoin
  • absorpttion
  • absorrption
  • absortpion
  • absroption
  • abssorption
  • asborption
  • basorption

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of absorption - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abbsorption1abosrption2absoprtion2absorpiton2absorpption1absorptino2absorptionn1absorptoin2
Edit distance from "absorption"

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 "absorption"?
"absorption" is spelled A-B-S-O-R-P-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ap.sɔʁp.sjɔ̃\.
What does "absorption" mean?
As a noun, "absorption" means: Action d’absorber.
What words are commonly confused with "absorption"?
"absorption" is commonly confused with "assomption", "absolution". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "absorption"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "absorption" is \ap.sɔʁp.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "absorption" come from?
"absorption" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Accessoire#12,091téléphonie#12,080trésorerie#12,079autorisées#12,108

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

travaillons15 variantsassimilation15 variantstranchées15 variantsStockholm15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list