commutation

Name: commutation, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\kɔ.my.ta.sjɔ̃\

/\kɔ.my.ta.sjɔ̃\/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“commutation” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,319. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,319
frequency rank, French: 8,609
“C” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de commuer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-commutation · commutation · French

commutation · rank #36,319 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #36,319
LEN-MEGA 11 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 14 variants
BOOK-DENSE 8,609
PHOTO-FINISH commodore

Nearest frequency peer: commodore (-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.

commentées

63,684
commodore

63,683
commutation

63,682
comportaient

63,681
compostage

63,680
compromet

63,679

What this shows « commutation » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Key facts for commutation
Property	Value
Headword	commutation
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\kɔ.my.ta.sjɔ̃\
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#36,319
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « commutation »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).commutationse place ici:

#36,319

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « commodore » (#36,318), « comportaient » (#36,320), « commentées » (#36,317). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « commutation » est au #36,319. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around commutation (IPA \kɔ.my.ta.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,319 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for commutation, with forms such as "ccommutation", "cmomutation", and "commtuation". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is commutation, spelled C-O-M-M-U-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

1
Action de commuer.
2
Méthode qui consiste à changer un son pour un autre pour savoir s'il permet de distinguer des unités significatives.
3
Méthode qui consiste à remplacer un élément constitutif d'une phrase par un autre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

Il propose au Roi d’accorder ou de refuser les commutations de peines.

This word in other languages

commutation(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ccommutation
cmomutation
commtuation
commuattion
commutaiton
commutatino
commutationn
commutatoin
commutattion
commuttaion
commuttation
comumtation
comutation
ocmmutation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "commutation"

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 "commutation"?

"commutation" is spelled C-O-M-M-U-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.my.ta.sjɔ̃\.

What does "commutation" mean?

As a noun, "commutation" means: Action de commuer.

What are common misspellings of "commutation"?

Common misspellings include "ccommutation", "cmomutation", "commtuation", "commuattion", "commutaiton". The correct spelling is "commutation".

How do you pronounce "commutation"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "commutation" is \kɔ.my.ta.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "commutation" come from?

"commutation" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

connections#36,327 circulaient#36,309 construisit#36,331 courageuses#36,336

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

commentées14 variants compromet14 variants desservent14 variants buildings14 variants