approximations
\a.pʁɔk.si.ma.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“approximations” has 19 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,468. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #30,468
- frequency rank, French
- 6,727
- “A” headwords
- 19
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de approximation.
Corpus desk
Index FR-approximations · approximations · French
approximations · rank #30,468 · 19 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #30,468
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 19 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,727
- PHOTO-FINISH approchez
Nearest frequency peer: approchez (-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 « approximations »
Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin
- Antigone
Antigone
69,536 corpus weight
- aperçoivent
aperçoivent
69,535 corpus weight
- approchez
approchez
69,534 corpus weight
- approximati…
approximations
69,533 corpus weight
- apprécies
apprécies
69,532 corpus weight
- arbitrer
arbitrer
69,531 corpus weight
What this shows « approximations » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | approximations |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \a.pʁɔk.si.ma.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #30,468 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « approximations »
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 19 spelling variants around approximations (IPA \a.pʁɔk.si.ma.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,468 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de approximation.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for approximations, with forms such as "apporximations", "approixmations", and "approxiamtions". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "approximatives", "approximation", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is approximations, spelled A-P-P-R-O-X-I-M-A-T-I-O-N-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de approximation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how approximations appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Des approximations sans conséquences face à l’un des promus de Liga et avec un Marco Bizot encore décisif sur les situations chaudes.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- apporximations
- approixmations
- approxiamtions
- approximaitons
- approximatinos
- approximationns
- approximationss
- approximatiosn
- approximatoins
- approximattions
- approximmations
- approximtaions
- approxmiations
- approxximations
- apprroximations
- apprxoimations
- aproximations
- aprpoximations
- paproximations
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of approximations - 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.
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.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "approximations", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).