classification

/\kla.si.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\/ noun

Letters

14 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,798

in French word usage

Misspellings

19

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

classification is aFrenchnoun. It means: Action de classer méthodiquement ou résultat de cette action. Pronounced \kla.si.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\. It ranks #7,798 in French word frequency. Often confused with classifications and clarification.

Key facts for classification
PropertyValue
Headwordclassification
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kla.si.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\
Letters14
Frequency rank#7,798
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of classification in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for classification is 14 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kla.si.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #7,798 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for classification, with forms such as "calssification", "cclassification", and "clasification". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "classifications", "clarification", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is classification, spelled C-L-A-S-S-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de classer méthodiquement ou résultat de cette action.
  2. 2
    Distribution d'une collection d'êtres, d'objets, de choses, de quelque nature qu'ils soient, en classes, ordres, genres, espèces et variétés.
  3. 3
    Détermination par une autorité administrative du degré de secret avec lequel doit être conservée une information.
  4. 4
    Système d’identification permettant la répartition des pièces d’une collection entre diverses séries, en fonction de critères déterminés.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: calssification,cclassification,clasification,clasisfication,classfiication,classifciation,classiffication,classifiaction,classificaiton,classificatino,classificationn,classificatoin,classificattion,classificcation,classifictaion,classiifcation,cllassification,clsasification,lcassification

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for classification

Misspelling Variants of "classification"

calssification14cclassification15clasification13clasisfication14classfiication14classifciation14classiffication15classifiaction14
Misspelling Variants of "classification"

Frequency rank: #7,798 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "classification"?
"classification" is spelled C-L-A-S-S-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kla.si.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\.
What does "classification" mean?
As a noun, "classification" means: Action de classer méthodiquement ou résultat de cette action.
What words are commonly confused with "classification"?
"classification" is commonly confused with "classifications", "clarification". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "classification"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "classification" is \kla.si.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "classification" come from?
"classification" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.