conscription

\kɔ̃s.kʁip.sjɔ̃\

/\kɔ̃s.kʁip.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“conscription” has 19 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #27,748. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,748
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Inscription et levée annuelle des citoyens qui sont appelés au service militaire.

Key facts for conscription
PropertyValue
Headwordconscription
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃s.kʁip.sjɔ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#27,748
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “conscription” 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). conscription lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around conscription (IPA \kɔ̃s.kʁip.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,748 among 257,141 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Inscription et levée annuelle des citoyens qui sont appelés au service militaire.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for conscription, with forms such as "cconscription", "cnoscription", and "concsription". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is conscription, spelled C-O-N-S-C-R-I-P-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inscription et levée annuelle des citoyens qui sont appelés au service militaire.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconscription
  • cnoscription
  • concsription
  • connscription
  • consccription
  • conscirption
  • conscripiton
  • conscripption
  • conscriptino
  • conscriptionn
  • conscriptoin
  • conscripttion
  • conscritpion
  • conscrpition
  • conscrription
  • consrciption
  • consscription
  • cosncription
  • ocnscription

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cconscription1cnoscription2concsription2connscription1consccription1conscirption2conscripiton2conscripption1
Edit distance from "conscription"

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 "conscription"?
"conscription" is spelled C-O-N-S-C-R-I-P-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃s.kʁip.sjɔ̃\.
What does "conscription" mean?
As a noun, "conscription" means: Inscription et levée annuelle des citoyens qui sont appelés au service militaire.
What are common misspellings of "conscription"?
Common misspellings include "cconscription", "cnoscription", "concsription", "connscription", "consccription". The correct spelling is "conscription".
How do you pronounce "conscription"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "conscription" is \kɔ̃s.kʁip.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "conscription" come from?
"conscription" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “conscription”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-O-N-S-C-R-I-P-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kɔ̃s.kʁip.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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