compression

\kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃\

/\kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“compression” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,738. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,738
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de comprimer ou résultat de cette action.

Corpus desk

Index FR-compression · compression · French

compression · rank #11,738 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,738
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH compatriote

Nearest frequency peer: compatriote (-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 « compression »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « compression » 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).

compression vs compressions
92% similar
compression vs compassion
82% similar

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

Key facts for compression
PropertyValue
Headwordcompression
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#11,738
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « compression »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.compressionse place ici:

#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 « compatriote » (#11,737), « comptables » (#11,739), « comparables » (#11,736). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « compression » est au #11,738. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around compression (IPA \kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,738 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for compression, with forms such as "ccompression", "cmopression", and "commpression". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "compressions", "compassion", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is compression, spelled C-O-M-P-R-E-S-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de comprimer ou résultat de cette action.
  2. 2
    Oppression.
  3. 3
    Réduction des dépenses nécessitée par telle ou telle cause.
  4. 4
    Opération consistant à transformer à l’aide d’un algorithme une série de données (fichier ou données en mémoire vive) en une nouvelle série de taille plus réduite, sans perte du contenu original ou alors avec une perte mesurée et contrôlée (pour les fichiers image, vidéo ou audio).
  5. 5
    Phénomène d’écrasement du corps qui est ressenti par un sportif lorsqu’il atteint, à vitesse élevée, le point où une pente descendante s’inverse brutalement.
  6. 6
    Endroit où se produit un phénomène de compression.
  7. 7
    Proximité des arbres entre eux, qui les pousse à former leur bille de pied en grandissant et en s’élaguant naturellement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La noix verte du cocotier donne une eau rafraîchissante, […]; de l'amande râpée on extraie par compression un lait crémeux qui entre dans la préparation des aliments.
  2. La compression des esprits.

Antonyms

décompression

This word in other languages

compression(English)compresión(Español)Kompression(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccompression
  • cmopression
  • commpression
  • comperssion
  • comppression
  • compresion
  • compresison
  • compressino
  • compressionn
  • compressoin
  • comprression
  • comprsesion
  • comrpession
  • copmression
  • ocmpression

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccompression1cmopression2commpression1comperssion2comppression1compresion1compresison2compressino2
Edit distance from "compression"

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 "compression"?
"compression" is spelled C-O-M-P-R-E-S-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃\.
What does "compression" mean?
As a noun, "compression" means: Action de comprimer ou résultat de cette action.
What words are commonly confused with "compression"?
"compression" is commonly confused with "compressions", "compassion". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "compression"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "compression" is \kɔ̃.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "compression" come from?
"compression" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

compatriote#11,737comparables#11,736construites#11,743dessinateur#11,752

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

conduisant15 variantsbombardier15 variantsdistincts15 variantsdétestent15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list