commémoration

\kɔ.me.mɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃\

/\kɔ.me.mɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“commémoration” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,431. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,431
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cérémonie du souvenir établie par l’église.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

commémoration vs commémorative
85% similar
commémoration vs commémorations
93% similar
commémoration vs commémoratif
85% similar

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

Key facts for commémoration
PropertyValue
Headwordcommémoration
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ.me.mɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃\
Letters13
Frequency rank#14,431
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “commémoration” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). commémoration lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around commémoration (IPA \kɔ.me.mɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,431 among 257,141 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for commémoration, with forms such as "ccommémoration", "cmomémoration", and "commemoration". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "commémorative", "commémorations", "commémoratif", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is commémoration, spelled C-O-M-M-É-M-O-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cérémonie du souvenir établie par l’église.
  2. 2
    Mention que le prêtre fait des trépassés, à l’endroit du canon de la messe appelé Mémento des morts.
  3. 3
    Célébration d'anniversaire d'un événement particulier.

Synonyms

commémoraison

This word in other languages

commemoration(English)conmemoración(Español)Andenken(Deutsch)comemoração(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccommémoration
  • cmomémoration
  • commemoration
  • commméoration
  • commémmoration
  • commémoartion
  • commémoraiton
  • commémoratino
  • commémorationn
  • commémoratoin
  • commémorattion
  • commémorration
  • commémortaion
  • commémroation
  • comméomration
  • comémmoration
  • comémoration
  • ocmmémoration

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccommémoration1cmomémoration2commemoration1commméoration2commémmoration1commémoartion2commémoraiton2commémoratino2
Edit distance from "commémoration"

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 "commémoration"?
"commémoration" is spelled C-O-M-M-É-M-O-R-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.me.mɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃\.
What does "commémoration" mean?
As a noun, "commémoration" means: Cérémonie du souvenir établie par l’église.
What words are commonly confused with "commémoration"?
"commémoration" is commonly confused with "commémorative", "commémorations", "commémoratif". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "commémoration"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "commémoration" is \kɔ.me.mɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "commémoration" come from?
"commémoration" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “commémoration”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-M-M-É-M-O-R-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɔ.me.mɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “commémorative” - see the side-by-side comparison. commémoration vs commémorative
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list