comparison
\kəmˈpæɹ.ɪ.sən\
The verdict
“comparison” is uncommon French (frequency #72,201 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,201
- frequency rank, French
- 8,609
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Comparaison.
Corpus desk
Index FR-comparison · comparison · French
comparison · rank #72,201 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #72,201
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,609
- PHOTO-FINISH commencions
Nearest frequency peer: commencions (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « comparison »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- combattues
combattues
27,803 corpus weight
- comedia
comedia
27,802 corpus weight
- commencions
commencions
27,801 corpus weight
- comparison
comparison
27,800 corpus weight
- complexific…
complexification
27,799 corpus weight
- composter
composter
27,798 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « comparison » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | comparison |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kəmˈpæɹ.ɪ.sən\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #72,201 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « comparison » en français
Rare enough to double-check
comparison is uncommon French at frequency #72,201 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \kəmˈpæɹ.ɪ.sən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Comparaison.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for comparison, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 comparison, spelled C-O-M-P-A-R-I-S-O-N.
Definition
- 1Comparaison.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how comparison appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Comparisons between collision data in Czechia from the police database and the public health insurance system revealed that the police database contained only 43% of the injuries recorded by the public health insurance system. A study in the Netherlands found that there was a police record for about 65% of those seriously injured in a collision with a mot…
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 "comparison"?
What does "comparison" mean?
How do you pronounce "comparison"?
What language does "comparison" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "comparison", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).