confirmation

\kɔ̃.fiʁ.ma.sjɔ̃\

/\kɔ̃.fiʁ.ma.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“confirmation” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #5,959 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#5,959
frequency rank, French
12
letters
18
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de confirmer.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

confirmation vs confiscation
83% similar
confirmation vs conformation
92% similar

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

Key facts for confirmation
PropertyValue
Headwordconfirmation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.fiʁ.ma.sjɔ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#5,959
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “confirmation” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). confirmation lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for confirmation is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kɔ̃.fiʁ.ma.sjɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #5,959 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for confirmation, with forms such as "cconfirmation", "cnofirmation", and "cofnirmation". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "confiscation", "conformation", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is confirmation, spelled C-O-N-F-I-R-M-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de confirmer.
  2. 2
    Ce qui rend une chose ferme et stable.
  3. 3
    Certitude qu’on acquiert d’une chose qui avait déjà été donnée pour vraie.
  4. 4
    Partie du discours oratoire qui suit la narration et par laquelle on prouve ce qu’on vient d’avancer.
  5. 5
    Sacrement par lequel les chrétiens, en recevant le Saint-Esprit avec l’abondance de ses dons, sont confirmés dans la grâce reçue au baptême.
  6. 6
    Dans des confessions protestantes pratiquant le baptême des enfants, cérémonie de réaffirmation de la foi qui a lieu à l’adolescence ou plus tard, et qui ne constitue pas un sacrement.

Synonyms

ratificationchrismation

This word in other languages

confirmation(English)confirmación(Español)Bestätigung(Deutsch)confirmação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cconfirmation,cnofirmation,cofnirmation,conffirmation,confimration,confiramtion,confirmaiton,confirmatino,confirmationn,confirmatoin,confirmattion,confirmmation,confirmtaion,confirrmation,confrimation,conifrmation,connfirmation,ocnfirmation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cconfirmation1cnofirmation2cofnirmation2conffirmation1confimration2confiramtion2confirmaiton2confirmatino2
Edit distance from "confirmation"

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 "confirmation"?
"confirmation" is spelled C-O-N-F-I-R-M-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.fiʁ.ma.sjɔ̃\.
What does "confirmation" mean?
As a noun, "confirmation" means: Action de confirmer.
What words are commonly confused with "confirmation"?
"confirmation" is commonly confused with "confiscation", "conformation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "confirmation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "confirmation" is \kɔ̃.fiʁ.ma.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "confirmation" come from?
"confirmation" 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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Using “confirmation”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-N-F-I-R-M-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɔ̃.fiʁ.ma.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “confiscation” - see the side-by-side comparison. confirmation vs confiscation
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list