apparition

\a.pa.ʁi.sjɔ̃\

/\a.pa.ʁi.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“apparition” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,979. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,979
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’apparaître, de se montrer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-apparition · apparition · French

apparition · rank #2,979 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,979
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH alimentation

Nearest frequency peer: alimentation (-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 « apparition »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « apparition » 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).

apparition vs apparitions
91% similar

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

Key facts for apparition
PropertyValue
Headwordapparition
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.pa.ʁi.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,979
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « apparition »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).apparitionse 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 « alimentation » (#2,978), « armées » (#2,980), « adultes » (#2,977). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « apparition » est au #2,979. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around apparition (IPA \a.pa.ʁi.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,979 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for apparition, with forms such as "apaprition", "aparition", and "appairtion". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "apparitions", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is apparition, spelled A-P-P-A-R-I-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’apparaître, de se montrer.
  2. 2
    Passage rapide.
  3. 3
    Action de se manifester, de se rendre tout d’un coup visible.
  4. 4
    Être imaginaire qu’on croit apercevoir quand on est en état d’hallucination.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Enfin, dans tous les groupes étudiés jusqu’ici, l’individualité de chaque être se manifeste dès la première apparition du germe, dès les premiers rudiments de l’œuf, et persiste pleine et entière jusqu’à la mort, jusqu’à la dissolution de cet être.
  2. Quelques gazelles qui étaient en train d'y paître, effrayées par notre apparition subite, détalent comme le vent et disparaissent en un clin-d’œil.

Synonyms

fantôme

This word in other languages

appearance(English)aparición(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apaprition
  • aparition
  • appairtion
  • appariiton
  • apparitino
  • apparitionn
  • apparitoin
  • apparittion
  • apparrition
  • appartiion
  • appraition
  • paparition

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

apaprition2aparition1appairtion2appariiton2apparitino2apparitionn1apparitoin2apparittion1
Edit distance from "apparition"

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 "apparition"?
"apparition" is spelled A-P-P-A-R-I-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \a.pa.ʁi.sjɔ̃\.
What does "apparition" mean?
As a noun, "apparition" means: Action d’apparaître, de se montrer.
What words are commonly confused with "apparition"?
"apparition" is commonly confused with "apparitions". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "apparition"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apparition" is \a.pa.ʁi.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apparition" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "apparition", 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