conception

\kɔ̃.sɛp.sjɔ̃\

/\kɔ̃.sɛp.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“conception” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,220. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,220
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action par laquelle un enfant est conçu dans le sein de sa mère quand l’embryon se forme par la rencontre d’un ovule et d’un spermatozoïde. → voir fécondation

Corpus desk

Index FR-conception · conception · French

conception · rank #2,220 · 15 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,220
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH composé

Nearest frequency peer: composé (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “conception”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “conception” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

conception vs convention
80% similar
conception vs concession
80% similar
conception vs confection
80% similar

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

Key facts for conception
PropertyValue
Headwordconception
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.sɛp.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,220
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “conception” sits in French frequency

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).conception lands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around conception (IPA \kɔ̃.sɛp.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,220 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 conception, with forms such as "cconception", "cnoception", and "cocneption". 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. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "convention", "concession", "confection", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is conception, spelled C-O-N-C-E-P-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action par laquelle un enfant est conçu dans le sein de sa mère quand l’embryon se forme par la rencontre d’un ovule et d’un spermatozoïde. → voir fécondation
  2. 2
    Faculté de comprendre et de concevoir les choses.
  3. 3
    Pensée résultant de cette faculté, idée, production de l’intelligence.
  4. 4
    Manière de voir les choses.
  5. 5
    Élaboration d’une idée ou d’un projet.
  6. 6
    Manière dont une chose est conçue.
  7. 7
    Ensemble des études préliminaires à la fabrication d’un produit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Loin de favoriser la conception des femmes, le mariage n'est souvent qu'une école mutuelle de stérilité volontaire.
  2. La conception nécessite l’atteinte et la pénétration par le spermatozoïde de l’ovocyte, qui complète sa méiose II avant la fusion des deux noyaux lors de la fécondation ([…]).

This word in other languages

conception(English)concepción(Español)Empfängnis(Deutsch)concepção(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconception
  • cnoception
  • cocneption
  • concception
  • concepiton
  • concepption
  • conceptino
  • conceptionn
  • conceptoin
  • concepttion
  • concetpion
  • concpetion
  • conecption
  • connception
  • ocnception

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of conception - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cconception1cnoception2cocneption2concception1concepiton2concepption1conceptino2conceptionn1
Edit distance from "conception"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "conception"?
"conception" is spelled C-O-N-C-E-P-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.sɛp.sjɔ̃\.
What does "conception" mean?
As a noun, "conception" means: Action par laquelle un enfant est conçu dans le sein de sa mère quand l’embryon se forme par la rencontre d’un ovule et d’un spermatozoïde. → voir fécondation
What words are commonly confused with "conception"?
"conception" is commonly confused with "convention", "concession", "confection". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "conception"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "conception" is \kɔ̃.sɛp.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "conception" come from?
"conception" 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 "conception", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

engagement#2,222fonctionne#2,225initiative#2,229sentiments#2,199

Similar misspelling depth

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

concurrence15 variantsentraîneur15 variantstraduction15 variantslittérature15 variants

What to do next

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  • "conception" maps to 8 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "convention". View pair
  • 15 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #2,220 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "C" letter cohort. C–Z browse

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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