abstraction

\ap.stʁak.sjɔ̃\

/\ap.stʁak.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“abstraction” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,508. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,508
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Opération par laquelle l’esprit isole une caractéristique d'un ensemble.

Corpus desk

Index FR-abstraction · abstraction · French

abstraction · rank #12,508 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #12,508
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH acquiert

Nearest frequency peer: acquiert (+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 « abstraction »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « abstraction » 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).

abstraction vs attraction
82% similar

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

Key facts for abstraction
PropertyValue
Headwordabstraction
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ap.stʁak.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#12,508
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « abstraction »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).abstractionse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « acquiert » (#12,509), « érosion » (#12,506), « émeute » (#12,505). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « abstraction » est au #12,508. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around abstraction (IPA \ap.stʁak.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,508 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for abstraction, with forms such as "abbstraction", "absrtaction", and "absstraction". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "attraction", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is abstraction, spelled A-B-S-T-R-A-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Opération par laquelle l’esprit isole une caractéristique d'un ensemble.
  2. 2
    Idée générale créant un lien unitaire, par l'esprit, entre plusieurs réalités concrètes qui comportent un trait commun mais sont différentes dans le détail.
  3. 3
    Idée trop théorique tellement éloignée de la réalité qu'elle risque de donner lieu à des absurdités, à des non-sens ou à un résultat inutile.
  4. 4
    Préoccupation, rêverie qui empêche un homme de penser aux choses dont on lui parle ou qu’il a sous les yeux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Humanité, raison, vertu, savoir, blancheur, pesanteur, etc., sont des abstractions.
  2. L'ouvrier, l'artisan, le mécanicien, le savant, l'écrivain, l'homme du commun, dans la vie quotidienne comme dans la sphère de leur activité propre, usent constamment d'abstractions. L'abstraction élimine, simplifie, processus sans lequel la pensée ne peut se fixer sur quelque objet.

Synonyms

concept

This word in other languages

abstraction(English)abstracción(Español)Begrifflichkeit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbstraction
  • absrtaction
  • absstraction
  • abstarction
  • abstracction
  • abstraciton
  • abstractino
  • abstractionn
  • abstractoin
  • abstracttion
  • abstratcion
  • abstrcation
  • abstrraction
  • absttraction
  • abtsraction
  • asbtraction
  • bastraction

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abstraction - 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.

abbstraction1absrtaction2absstraction1abstarction2abstracction1abstraciton2abstractino2abstractionn1
Edit distance from "abstraction"

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 "abstraction"?
"abstraction" is spelled A-B-S-T-R-A-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ap.stʁak.sjɔ̃\.
What does "abstraction" mean?
As a noun, "abstraction" means: Opération par laquelle l’esprit isole une caractéristique d'un ensemble.
What words are commonly confused with "abstraction"?
"abstraction" is commonly confused with "attraction". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abstraction"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abstraction" is \ap.stʁak.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abstraction" come from?
"abstraction" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

instauration17 variantsimpératrice17 variantsexpéditions17 variantsprincipauté17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list