configuration

\kɔ̃.fi.ɡy.ʁa.sjɔ̃\

/\kɔ̃.fi.ɡy.ʁa.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“configuration” has 19 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,946. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,946
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Disposition des différents éléments d’un tout.

Corpus desk

Index FR-configuration · configuration · French

configuration · rank #7,946 · 19 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,946
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH commença

Nearest frequency peer: commença (-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 « configuration »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « configuration » 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).

configuration vs configurations
93% similar

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

Key facts for configuration
PropertyValue
Headwordconfiguration
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.fi.ɡy.ʁa.sjɔ̃\
Letters13
Frequency rank#7,946
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « configuration »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.configurationse 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 « commença » (#7,945), « cuire » (#7,947), « come » (#7,944). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « configuration » est au #7,946. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around configuration (IPA \kɔ̃.fi.ɡy.ʁa.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,946 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for configuration, with forms such as "cconfiguration", "cnofiguration", and "cofniguration". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "configurations", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is configuration, spelled C-O-N-F-I-G-U-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Disposition des différents éléments d’un tout.
  2. 2
    Relief.
  3. 3
    Agencement des pièces d’une maison.
  4. 4
    Éléments constitutifs d’un ordinateur.
  5. 5
    Disposition spatiale des atomes ou des groupes d'atomes d'une entité moléculaire, propre aux stéréo-isomères dont l'isomérie n'est pas due à des différences de conformation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les cristaux des différents sels ont diverses configurations.
  2. La configuration des côtes influe principalement sur leur salubrité : […]; la côte de la Nouvelle-Orléans avec ses atterrissements marécageux, d'où s'échappe le miasme léthal de la fièvre jaune; Dieppe avec ses plages à galets; Boulogne, dont le sable lisse et moelleux invite les pieds du baigneur, sont des localités aussi différentes que plaine et montagne.

This word in other languages

configuration(English)configuración(Español)Konfiguration(Deutsch)configuração(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconfiguration
  • cnofiguration
  • cofniguration
  • conffiguration
  • confgiuration
  • configguration
  • configruation
  • configuartion
  • configuraiton
  • configuratino
  • configurationn
  • configuratoin
  • configurattion
  • configurration
  • configurtaion
  • confiugration
  • conifguration
  • connfiguration
  • ocnfiguration

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of configuration - 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.

cconfiguration1cnofiguration2cofniguration2conffiguration1confgiuration2configguration1configruation2configuartion2
Edit distance from "configuration"

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 "configuration"?
"configuration" is spelled C-O-N-F-I-G-U-R-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.fi.ɡy.ʁa.sjɔ̃\.
What does "configuration" mean?
As a noun, "configuration" means: Disposition des différents éléments d’un tout.
What words are commonly confused with "configuration"?
"configuration" is commonly confused with "configurations". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "configuration"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "configuration" is \kɔ̃.fi.ɡy.ʁa.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "configuration" come from?
"configuration" 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 "configuration", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

politiquement19 variantsrecommandation19 variantsclassification19 variantsbibliographie19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list