allocation

\a.lɔ.ka.sjɔ̃\

/\a.lɔ.ka.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“allocation” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,328. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,328
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de comptabiliser un article.

Corpus desk

Index FR-allocation · allocation · French

allocation · rank #8,328 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,328
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH aidera

Nearest frequency peer: aidera (-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 « allocation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « allocation » 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).

allocation vs allocution
90% similar
allocation vs allocations
91% similar

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

Key facts for allocation
PropertyValue
Headwordallocation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.lɔ.ka.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#8,328
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « allocation »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).allocationse 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 « aidera » (#8,327), « allumer » (#8,329), « africaines » (#8,326). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « allocation » est au #8,328. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around allocation (IPA \a.lɔ.ka.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,328 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for allocation, with forms such as "allcoation", "alloaction", and "allocaiton". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "allocution", "allocations", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is allocation, spelled A-L-L-O-C-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de comptabiliser un article.
  2. 2
    Article passé et approuvé.
  3. 3
    Action d’allouer ou ce qui est alloué.
  4. 4
    Association d'une partie de mémoire à certaines données.
  5. 5
    Dans une course hippique, somme totale des rétributions données aux propriétaires des chevaux les mieux placés.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il n’a pu obtenir l’allocation de cette somme.
  2. On n’a pas accordé l’allocation demandée.

Antonyms

désallocation

This word in other languages

allocation(English)asignación(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • allcoation
  • alloaction
  • allocaiton
  • allocatino
  • allocationn
  • allocatoin
  • allocattion
  • alloccation
  • alloctaion
  • alocation
  • alolcation
  • lalocation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

allcoation2alloaction2allocaiton2allocatino2allocationn1allocatoin2allocattion1alloccation1
Edit distance from "allocation"

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 "allocation"?
"allocation" is spelled A-L-L-O-C-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \a.lɔ.ka.sjɔ̃\.
What does "allocation" mean?
As a noun, "allocation" means: Action de comptabiliser un article.
What words are commonly confused with "allocation"?
"allocation" is commonly confused with "allocution", "allocations". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "allocation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "allocation" is \a.lɔ.ka.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "allocation" come from?
"allocation" 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 "allocation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

africaines#8,326applicable#8,333augmentent#8,337biographie#8,343

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

appellation12 variantsvendeurs12 variantscadavres12 variantscarrières12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list