compétitions

\kɔ̃.pe.ti.sjɔ̃\

/\kɔ̃.pe.ti.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“compétitions” has 19 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,414. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,414
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-competitions · compétitions · French

compétitions · rank #7,414 · 19 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,414
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH compositeur

Nearest frequency peer: compositeur (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « compétitions »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

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

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).

compétitions vs compositions
83% similar
compétitions vs compétitives
83% similar
compétitions vs compétition
92% similar

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

Key facts for compétitions
PropertyValue
Headwordcompétitions
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.pe.ti.sjɔ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#7,414
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « compétitions »

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « compositeur » (#7,413), « consacre » (#7,415), « composer » (#7,412). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « compétitions » est au #7,414. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around compétitions (IPA \kɔ̃.pe.ti.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,414 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de compétition.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for compétitions, with forms such as "ccompétitions", "cmopétitions", and "commpétitions". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "compositions", "compétitives", "compétition", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is compétitions, spelled C-O-M-P-É-T-I-T-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de compétition.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Depuis mi-août, la « Benz » ne compte que cinq buts et une passe dé, toutes compétitions confondues.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccompétitions
  • cmopétitions
  • commpétitions
  • competitions
  • comppétitions
  • comptéitions
  • compéittions
  • compétiitons
  • compétitinos
  • compétitionns
  • compétitionss
  • compétitiosn
  • compétitoins
  • compétittions
  • compéttiions
  • compéttitions
  • coméptitions
  • copmétitions
  • ocmpétitions

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of compétitions - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccompétitions1cmopétitions2commpétitions1competitions1comppétitions1comptéitions2compéittions2compétiitons2
Edit distance from "compétitions"

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 "compétitions"?
"compétitions" is spelled C-O-M-P-É-T-I-T-I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.pe.ti.sjɔ̃\.
What does "compétitions" mean?
As a noun, "compétitions" means: Pluriel de compétition.
What words are commonly confused with "compétitions"?
"compétitions" is commonly confused with "compositions", "compétitives", "compétition". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "compétitions"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "compétitions" is \kɔ̃.pe.ti.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "compétitions" come from?
"compétitions" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list