adaptation

\a.dap.ta.sjɔ̃\

/\a.dap.ta.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“adaptation” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,310. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,310
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’adapter ou de s’adapter.

Corpus desk

Index FR-adaptation · adaptation · French

adaptation · rank #3,310 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,310
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH abandonné

Nearest frequency peer: abandonné (-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 « adaptation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « adaptation » 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).

adaptation vs adaptations
91% similar

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

Key facts for adaptation
PropertyValue
Headwordadaptation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.dap.ta.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#3,310
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « adaptation »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).adaptationse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « abandonné » (#3,309), « adjoint » (#3,311), « évêque » (#3,308). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « adaptation » est au #3,310. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around adaptation (IPA \a.dap.ta.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,310 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for adaptation, with forms such as "aadptation", "adapattion", and "adapptation". 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, "adaptations", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is adaptation, spelled A-D-A-P-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’adapter ou de s’adapter.
  2. 2
    Modification d’une chose en vue de la rendre adéquate à une nouvelle situation.
  3. 3
    Fait pour un service ou produit de bien correspondre aux besoins du marché.
  4. 4
    Action ou processus permettant à un organisme ou à une personne de s’ajuster à son milieu ou à de nouvelles conditions.
  5. 5
    Caractéristique héréditaire résultant de la sélection naturelle, qui confère un avantage à un organisme dans un milieu donné. Elle peut notamment provenir d’une mutation ou d’une recombinaison génétique.
  6. 6
    Intégration d’une organisation.
  7. 7
    Aménagement, dérogation, interprétation.
  8. 8
    Dans le domaine de la fatigue des matériaux, désigne un écrouissage faisant que la sollicitation provoque de la déformation plastique lors des premiers cycles, mais passe rapidement dans le domaine élastique.
  9. 9
    Transposition d’une œuvre de l’esprit d’un genre littéraire ou artistique vers un autre.
  10. 10
    Œuvre résultant de cette action de transposition.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il existe un accessoire qui permet l’adaptation de cette caméra sur un casque de ski.
  2. L’adaptation cardio-vasculaire lors d’un effort sportif.

Synonyms

acclimationajustageajustementaménagementappropriationarrangementconformitécompatibilitécongruenceconcordanceconnexiondérogationéquipementfixationmodificationtranspositionaccoutumance

Antonyms

inadaptation

This word in other languages

adaptation(English)adaptación(Español)Adaptation(Deutsch)adaptação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aadptation
  • adapattion
  • adapptation
  • adaptaiton
  • adaptatino
  • adaptationn
  • adaptatoin
  • adaptattion
  • adapttaion
  • adapttation
  • adatpation
  • addaptation
  • adpatation
  • daaptation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aadptation2adapattion2adapptation1adaptaiton2adaptatino2adaptationn1adaptatoin2adaptattion1
Edit distance from "adaptation"

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 "adaptation"?
"adaptation" is spelled A-D-A-P-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \a.dap.ta.sjɔ̃\.
What does "adaptation" mean?
As a noun, "adaptation" means: Action d’adapter ou de s’adapter.
What words are commonly confused with "adaptation"?
"adaptation" is commonly confused with "adaptations". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "adaptation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adaptation" is \a.dap.ta.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adaptation" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list