animation

\a.ni.ma.sjɔ̃\

/\a.ni.ma.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“animation” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,378. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,378
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-animation · animation · French

animation · rank #3,378 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,378
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH accent

Nearest frequency peer: accent (-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 « animation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « animation » 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).

animation vs aviation
78% similar
animation vs animations
90% similar
animation vs agitation
78% similar

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

Key facts for animation
PropertyValue
Headwordanimation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.ni.ma.sjɔ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,378
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « animation »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).animationse 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 « accent » (#3,377), « annoncer » (#3,379), « abandonner » (#3,376). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « animation » est au #3,378. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around animation (IPA \a.ni.ma.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,378 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for animation, with forms such as "ainmation", "aniamtion", and "animaiton". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "aviation", "animations", "agitation", 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 is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is animation, spelled A-N-I-M-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’animer.
  2. 2
    Vivacité que l’on met à faire une chose.
  3. 3
    Caractéristique de ce qui est animé.
  4. 4
    Activités pour distraire les gens présents.
  5. 5
    Technique avec laquelle on donne l'impression qu'un objet inanimé ou un dessin bouge.
  6. 6
    Film basé sur l'animation (sens 5).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’animation de ses gestes.
  2. L’animation du jeu, du plaisir.

Synonyms

vivifierenthousiasmechaleurfeuvivacitédessin animétechnique d'animationdessin animé

This word in other languages

animation(English)animación(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ainmation
  • aniamtion
  • animaiton
  • animatino
  • animationn
  • animatoin
  • animattion
  • animmation
  • animtaion
  • anmiation
  • annimation
  • naimation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of animation - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ainmation2aniamtion2animaiton2animatino2animationn1animatoin2animattion1animmation1
Edit distance from "animation"

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 "animation"?
"animation" is spelled A-N-I-M-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \a.ni.ma.sjɔ̃\.
What does "animation" mean?
As a noun, "animation" means: Action d’animer.
What words are commonly confused with "animation"?
"animation" is commonly confused with "aviation", "animations", "agitation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "animation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "animation" is \a.ni.ma.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "animation" come from?
"animation" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

carrément#3,387rédaction#3,360diversité#3,398réactions#3,358

Similar misspelling depth

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

épisodes12 variantssecteurs12 variantsdéchets12 variantsqualités12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list