approbation

\a.pʁɔ.ba.sjɔ̃\

/\a.pʁɔ.ba.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“approbation” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,146. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,146
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Agrément qu’on donne à quelque chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-approbation · approbation · French

approbation · rank #7,146 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,146
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH appartenance

Nearest frequency peer: appartenance (-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 « approbation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « approbation » 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 approbation
PropertyValue
Headwordapprobation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.pʁɔ.ba.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#7,146
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « approbation »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).approbationse 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 « appartenance » (#7,145), « associer » (#7,147), « Ann » (#7,144). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « approbation » est au #7,146. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around approbation (IPA \a.pʁɔ.ba.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,146 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for approbation, with forms such as "apporbation", "apprboation", and "approabtion". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is approbation, spelled A-P-P-R-O-B-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Agrément qu’on donne à quelque chose.
  2. 2
    Jugement favorable qu’on porte de quelqu’un, de quelque chose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Vous recherchez moins mon avis sur le parti que vous avez à prendre que mon approbation pour celui que vous avez pris.
  2. Cette décision est confirmée par Clotaire II. Malgré l'approbation royale, elle ne fut sans doute pas rigoureusement appliquée, car le concile de Reims (615) dut la renouveler.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apporbation
  • apprboation
  • approabtion
  • approbaiton
  • approbatino
  • approbationn
  • approbatoin
  • approbattion
  • approbbation
  • approbtaion
  • apprrobation
  • aprobation
  • aprpobation
  • paprobation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of approbation - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

apporbation2apprboation2approabtion2approbaiton2approbatino2approbationn1approbatoin2approbattion1
Edit distance from "approbation"

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 "approbation"?
"approbation" is spelled A-P-P-R-O-B-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \a.pʁɔ.ba.sjɔ̃\.
What does "approbation" mean?
As a noun, "approbation" means: Agrément qu’on donne à quelque chose.
What are common misspellings of "approbation"?
Common misspellings include "apporbation", "apprboation", "approabtion", "approbaiton", "approbatino". The correct spelling is "approbation".
How do you pronounce "approbation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "approbation" is \a.pʁɔ.ba.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "approbation" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list