allocution

\a.lɔ.ky.sjɔ̃\

/\a.lɔ.ky.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“allocution” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #19,201. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,201
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Harangue des généraux, des empereurs romains aux soldats.

Corpus desk

Index FR-allocution · allocution · French

allocution · rank #19,201 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,201
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH ajoutait

Nearest frequency peer: ajoutait (-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 « allocution »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « allocution » 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).

allocution vs allocation
90% similar
allocution vs allocations
82% similar

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

Key facts for allocution
PropertyValue
Headwordallocution
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.lɔ.ky.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#19,201
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « allocution »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.allocutionse 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 « ajoutait » (#19,200), « agiter » (#19,199), « Alter » (#19,203). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « allocution » est au #19,201. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around allocution (IPA \a.lɔ.ky.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,201 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for allocution, with forms such as "allcoution", "alloccution", and "alloctuion". 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. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "allocation", "allocations", 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 allocution, spelled A-L-L-O-C-U-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Harangue des généraux, des empereurs romains aux soldats.
  2. 2
    Discours, en général de peu d’étendue, adressé par un supérieur à ceux qu’il commande ou qu’il dirige.
  3. 3
    Médailles au revers desquelles les généraux ou les empereurs romains sont représentés sur un gradin, haranguant des soldats.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Après cette courte et vive allocution, il les conduisit à l’ennemi.
  2. Ce chef de fabrique a adressé à ses ouvriers une allocution vraiment paternelle.

Synonyms

haranguediscoursinterventionlaïusspeechtoast

This word in other languages

address(English)alocución(Español)Anrede(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • allcoution
  • alloccution
  • alloctuion
  • allocuiton
  • allocutino
  • allocutionn
  • allocutoin
  • allocuttion
  • allouction
  • alocution
  • alolcution
  • lalocution

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

allcoution2alloccution1alloctuion2allocuiton2allocutino2allocutionn1allocutoin2allocuttion1
Edit distance from "allocution"

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 "allocution"?
"allocution" is spelled A-L-L-O-C-U-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \a.lɔ.ky.sjɔ̃\.
What does "allocution" mean?
As a noun, "allocution" means: Harangue des généraux, des empereurs romains aux soldats.
What words are commonly confused with "allocution"?
"allocution" is commonly confused with "allocation", "allocations". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "allocution"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "allocution" is \a.lɔ.ky.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "allocution" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "allocution", 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 (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list