conversation

\kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sa.sjɔ̃\

/\kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sa.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“conversation” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,269. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,269
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action pour deux ou plusieurs personnes de discuter ensemble dans une optique dénuée de confrontation.

Corpus desk

Index FR-conversation · conversation · French

conversation · rank #2,269 · 18 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,269
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH considère

Nearest frequency peer: considère (-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 « conversation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « conversation » 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).

conversation vs conversion
83% similar
conversation vs conversations
92% similar
conversation vs conservation
83% similar

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

Key facts for conversation
PropertyValue
Headwordconversation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sa.sjɔ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#2,269
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « conversation »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).conversationse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « considère » (#2,268), « correspond » (#2,270), « conduire » (#2,267). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « conversation » est au #2,269. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around conversation (IPA \kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sa.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,269 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for conversation, with forms such as "cconversation", "cnoversation", and "conevrsation". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "conversion", "conversations", "conservation", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is conversation, spelled C-O-N-V-E-R-S-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action pour deux ou plusieurs personnes de discuter ensemble dans une optique dénuée de confrontation.
  2. 2
    À l'échelle d'une société, échange de points de vue respectueux et convenus.
  3. 3
    Meuble constitué de deux fauteuils en sens inverse destinés à converser. Lorsque ceux-ci sont attachés entre eux en forme de S, il s'agit d'un confident, lequel peut d'ailleurs comprendre aussi trois sièges et se nomme alors un indiscret.
  4. 4
    Échange d’informations entre au moins deux individus au travers des canaux IRC.
  5. 5
    échange entre une machine et une personne qui lui répond.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bien écouter et bien répondre est une des plus grandes perfections que l’on puisse avoir dans la conversation.
  2. Une conversation s'établit alors entre la marquise et le jeune homme, qui, suivant l'usage, abordèrent en un moment une multitude de sujets : la peinture, la musique, la littérature, la politique, les hommes, les événements et les choses.

Synonyms

bavardagecauseriedialoguediscussionjasette

This word in other languages

conversation(English)conversación(Español)Gespräch(Deutsch)conversação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconversation
  • cnoversation
  • conevrsation
  • connversation
  • converastion
  • converrsation
  • conversaiton
  • conversatino
  • conversationn
  • conversatoin
  • conversattion
  • converssation
  • converstaion
  • convesration
  • convresation
  • convversation
  • covnersation
  • ocnversation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cconversation1cnoversation2conevrsation2connversation1converastion2converrsation1conversaiton2conversatino2
Edit distance from "conversation"

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 "conversation"?
"conversation" is spelled C-O-N-V-E-R-S-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sa.sjɔ̃\.
What does "conversation" mean?
As a noun, "conversation" means: Action pour deux ou plusieurs personnes de discuter ensemble dans une optique dénuée de confrontation.
What words are commonly confused with "conversation"?
"conversation" is commonly confused with "conversion", "conversations", "conservation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "conversation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "conversation" is \kɔ̃.vɛʁ.sa.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "conversation" come from?
"conversation" 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 "conversation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

institutions#2,282sérieusement#2,252associations#2,308travailleurs#2,202

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

changements18 variantsprofessionnels18 variantsrelativement18 variantseffectivement18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list