aggravation

\a.ɡʁa.va.sjɔ̃\

/\a.ɡʁa.va.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“aggravation” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,228. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,228
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-aggravation · aggravation · French

aggravation · rank #21,228 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,228
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH agile

Nearest frequency peer: agile (+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 « aggravation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « aggravation » 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
Key facts for aggravation
PropertyValue
Headwordaggravation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ɡʁa.va.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#21,228
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « aggravation »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).aggravationse 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 « agile » (#21,229), « affectueux » (#21,226), « aligne » (#21,230). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « aggravation » est au #21,228. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around aggravation (IPA \a.ɡʁa.va.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,228 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for aggravation, with forms such as "aggarvation", "aggraavtion", and "aggravaiton". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is aggravation, spelled A-G-G-R-A-V-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’aggraver.
  2. 2
    Dommage corporel supplémentaire survenu depuis la consolidation. Imputable au fait générateur du dommage et témoignant de l’évolution des séquelles traumatiques temporaires ou définitifs.
  3. 3
    Seconde fulmination solennelle d’un monitoire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Aggravation de peine. Ce qu’on ajoute à une condamnation, à un châtiment.
  2. — En vérité, ce serait peut-être un bonheur pour moi, répondait Lucien ; ou, pour parler avec l’exactitude mathématique que nous aimons, rien ne peut être pour moi aggravation de peine ; je crois, sans trop présumer, être parvenu au comble de l’ennui.

Synonyms

aggraveaggravement

This word in other languages

agravación(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aggarvation
  • aggraavtion
  • aggravaiton
  • aggravatino
  • aggravationn
  • aggravatoin
  • aggravattion
  • aggravtaion
  • aggravvation
  • aggrravation
  • aggrvaation
  • agravation
  • agrgavation
  • gagravation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aggarvation2aggraavtion2aggravaiton2aggravatino2aggravationn1aggravatoin2aggravattion1aggravtaion2
Edit distance from "aggravation"

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 "aggravation"?
"aggravation" is spelled A-G-G-R-A-V-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ɡʁa.va.sjɔ̃\.
What does "aggravation" mean?
As a noun, "aggravation" means: Action d’aggraver.
What are common misspellings of "aggravation"?
Common misspellings include "aggarvation", "aggraavtion", "aggravaiton", "aggravatino", "aggravationn". The correct spelling is "aggravation".
How do you pronounce "aggravation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aggravation" is \a.ɡʁa.va.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

allaitement#21,232anecdotique#21,236associative#21,243commandants#21,267

Similar misspelling depth

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

Argenteuil14 variantstriathlon14 variantsthoracique14 variantsconnaisseurs14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list