appropriation

\a.pʁɔ.pʁi.ja.sjɔ̃\

/\a.pʁɔ.pʁi.ja.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“appropriation” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,602. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,602
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’approprier ou de s’approprier.

Corpus desk

Index FR-appropriation · appropriation · French

appropriation · rank #14,602 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,602
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH antarctique

Nearest frequency peer: antarctique (-2 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 « appropriation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « appropriation » 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 appropriation
PropertyValue
Headwordappropriation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.pʁɔ.pʁi.ja.sjɔ̃\
Letters13
Frequency rank#14,602
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « appropriation »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).appropriationse 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 « antarctique » (#14,600), « atlético » (#14,604), « atterrir » (#14,605). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « appropriation » est au #14,602. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around appropriation (IPA \a.pʁɔ.pʁi.ja.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,602 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for appropriation, with forms such as "apporpriation", "appropiration", and "approppriation". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 appropriation, spelled A-P-P-R-O-P-R-I-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’approprier ou de s’approprier.
  2. 2
    Participation active de la partie bénéficiaire à un projet de développement et volonté d'en assumer la responsabilité.
  3. 3
    Adhésion à une proposition et volonté de la reprendre à son compte.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Aussi les travaux d'appropriation et de défense du fort furent-ils continués.
  2. Bien qu’il fût meublé de fond en comble, prêt à recevoir son propriétaire, M. Donis, en s’y installant, avait fait entreprendre quelques travaux d’appropriation commandés par ses goûts et ses habitudes.

This word in other languages

ownership(English)apropiación(Español)Einrichtung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apporpriation
  • appropiration
  • approppriation
  • appropraition
  • appropriaiton
  • appropriatino
  • appropriationn
  • appropriatoin
  • appropriattion
  • appropritaion
  • approprriation
  • approrpiation
  • apprporiation
  • apprropriation
  • apropriation
  • aprpopriation
  • papropriation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

apporpriation2appropiration2approppriation1appropraition2appropriaiton2appropriatino2appropriationn1appropriatoin2
Edit distance from "appropriation"

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 "appropriation"?
"appropriation" is spelled A-P-P-R-O-P-R-I-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \a.pʁɔ.pʁi.ja.sjɔ̃\.
What does "appropriation" mean?
As a noun, "appropriation" means: Action d’approprier ou de s’approprier.
What are common misspellings of "appropriation"?
Common misspellings include "apporpriation", "appropiration", "approppriation", "appropraition", "appropriaiton". The correct spelling is "appropriation".
How do you pronounce "appropriation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "appropriation" is \a.pʁɔ.pʁi.ja.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "appropriation" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

algorithmes17 variantscompromettre17 variantsdestinataire17 variantsrecherchés17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list