attention

\a.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃\

/\a.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“attention” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #608. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#608
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Concentration particulière sur quelque chose ; application d’esprit à quelque chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-attention · attention · French

attention · rank #608 · 11 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #608
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH X

Nearest frequency peer: X (-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 “attention”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “attention” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

attention vs attentive
78% similar
attention vs attentions
90% similar
attention vs attentionné
82% similar

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

Key facts for attention
PropertyValue
Headwordattention
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\a.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#608
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “attention” se place dans la fréquence du français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.attentionse 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 « X » (#607), « bout » (#609), « rôle » (#606). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around attention (IPA \a.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #608 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for attention, with forms such as "atention", "atetntion", and "atteniton". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "attentive", "attentions", "attentionné", and more, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is attention, spelled A-T-T-E-N-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Concentration particulière sur quelque chose ; application d’esprit à quelque chose.
  2. 2
    Vigilance.
  3. 3
    Disposition qui porte à rendre des soins.
  4. 4
    Marque de prévenance ; soin officieux ou obligeant.
  5. 5
    Méthode consistant à déterminer l’importance relative de chaque élément au sein d’une séquence.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le secrétaire examinait le faux-col de Bert avec une attention soutenue.
  2. …vous comprenez bien qu’on ne donne pas une égale attention à tout ce qu’on lit ou qu’on parcourt dans les colonnes des journaux.

Synonyms

advertance

Antonyms

inattentiondistraction

This word in other languages

attention(English)atención(Español)Achtung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atention
  • atetntion
  • atteniton
  • attenntion
  • attentino
  • attentionn
  • attentoin
  • attenttion
  • attetnion
  • attnetion
  • tatention

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of attention - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

atention1atetntion2atteniton2attenntion1attentino2attentionn1attentoin2attenttion1
Edit distance from "attention"

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 "attention"?
"attention" is spelled A-T-T-E-N-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \a.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃\.
What does "attention" mean?
As a noun, "attention" means: Concentration particulière sur quelque chose ; application d’esprit à quelque chose.
What words are commonly confused with "attention"?
"attention" is commonly confused with "attentive", "attentions", "attentionné". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "attention"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "attention" is \a.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "attention" come from?
"attention" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

formation#603intérieur#615mouvement#617résultats#591

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

intérêt11 variantsfévrier11 variantsnovembre11 variantschanger11 variants

What to do next

You've looked up "attention". Here's where to go from here.

  • "attention" maps to 8 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "attentive". View pair
  • 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #608 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "A" letter cohort. A–Z browse

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list