annonciation
\a.nɔ̃.sja.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“annonciation” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #40,119. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #40,119
- frequency rank, French
- 424,905
- “A” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action d’annoncer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-annonciation · annonciation · French
annonciation · rank #40,119 · 15 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #40,119
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 424,905
- PHOTO-FINISH annulations
Nearest frequency peer: annulations (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “annonciation”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- amènerait
amènerait
59,885 corpus weight
- andalouse
andalouse
59,884 corpus weight
- annonciation
annonciation
59,882 corpus weight
- annulations
annulations
59,881 corpus weight
- anticapital…
anticapitaliste
59,880 corpus weight
- antivol
antivol
59,879 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “annonciation” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | annonciation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.nɔ̃.sja.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #40,119 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “annonciation” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around annonciation (IPA \a.nɔ̃.sja.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,119 among 424,905 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for annonciation, with forms such as "annnociation", "annocniation", and "annoncaition". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is annonciation, spelled A-N-N-O-N-C-I-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Action d’annoncer.
- 2Message de l’archange Gabriel à la Vierge pour lui annoncer le mystère de l’incarnation.
- 3Représentation artistique de l'Annonciation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how annonciation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Qu’importe ! J’ai eu l’annonciation de ce qu’il y aurait de plus beau. A travers moi est passée, sans m’arrêter, la parole, le verbe, qui ne ment pas et qui, redit, rassasiera.
Il faut annoncer, […], le déclin de l'époque du mensonge. Une pareille annonciation ne se fera pas sans système : […].
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- annnociation
- annocniation
- annoncaition
- annoncciation
- annonciaiton
- annonciatino
- annonciationn
- annonciatoin
- annonciattion
- annoncitaion
- annonication
- annonnciation
- anonciation
- anonnciation
- nanonciation
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of annonciation - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "annonciation", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.