amputation

\ɑ̃.py.ta.sjɔ̃\

/\ɑ̃.py.ta.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“amputation” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #29,632. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,632
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-amputation · amputation · French

amputation · rank #29,632 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,632
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH amp

Nearest frequency peer: amp (-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 « amputation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « amputation » 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 amputation
PropertyValue
Headwordamputation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.py.ta.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#29,632
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « amputation »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.amputationse 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 « amp » (#29,631), « analysée » (#29,633), « amicalement » (#29,630). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « amputation » est au #29,632. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around amputation (IPA \ɑ̃.py.ta.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,632 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Action d’amputer.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for amputation, with forms such as "ammputation", "ampputation", and "amptuation". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is amputation, spelled A-M-P-U-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’amputer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le crapaud a la vie très dure. Il survit plusieurs heures à la décapitation, plusieurs jours à l'avulsion du cœur, quarante jours à l'ablation des poumons, plusieurs semaines à l’amputation du museau en arrière des yeux.
  2. Les contrevenants aux lois du servage et les criminels encouraient de sévères punitions : de 100 à 1000 coups de fouet, selon l’offense ; amputation de main, de jambe ou des yeux pour les crimes les plus graves.

This word in other languages

amputation(English)amputación(Español)Amputation(Deutsch)amputação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ammputation
  • ampputation
  • amptuation
  • ampuattion
  • amputaiton
  • amputatino
  • amputationn
  • amputatoin
  • amputattion
  • amputtaion
  • amputtation
  • amuptation
  • apmutation
  • maputation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ammputation1ampputation1amptuation2ampuattion2amputaiton2amputatino2amputationn1amputatoin2
Edit distance from "amputation"

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 "amputation"?
"amputation" is spelled A-M-P-U-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.py.ta.sjɔ̃\.
What does "amputation" mean?
As a noun, "amputation" means: Action d’amputer.
What are common misspellings of "amputation"?
Common misspellings include "ammputation", "ampputation", "amptuation", "ampuattion", "amputaiton". The correct spelling is "amputation".
How do you pronounce "amputation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amputation" is \ɑ̃.py.ta.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "amputation" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

appellerai#29,638appréhende#29,640abstraites#29,620attendrait#29,647

Similar misspelling depth

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

attractifs14 variantsaugmentés14 variantséchangées14 variantsxénophobe14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list