correctionnelle

\kɔ.ʁɛk.sjɔ.nɛl\

/\kɔ.ʁɛk.sjɔ.nɛl\/ noun

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The verdict

“correctionnelle” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #25,608. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,608
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tribunal correctionnel, justice correctionnelle.

Corpus desk

Index FR-correctionnelle · correctionnelle · French

correctionnelle · rank #25,608 · 17 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,608
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH correctes

Nearest frequency peer: correctes (-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 « correctionnelle »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « correctionnelle » 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).

correctionnelle vs correctionnels
87% similar
correctionnelle vs correctionnel
87% similar

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

Key facts for correctionnelle
PropertyValue
Headwordcorrectionnelle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ.ʁɛk.sjɔ.nɛl\
Letters15
Frequency rank#25,608
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « correctionnelle »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).correctionnellese 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 « correctes » (#25,607), « coqs » (#25,606), « contentant » (#25,605). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « correctionnelle » est au #25,608. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around correctionnelle (IPA \kɔ.ʁɛk.sjɔ.nɛl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,608 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tribunal correctionnel, justice correctionnelle.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for correctionnelle, with forms such as "ccorrectionnelle", "corectionnelle", and "corerctionnelle". 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, "correctionnels", "correctionnel", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is correctionnelle, spelled C-O-R-R-E-C-T-I-O-N-N-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tribunal correctionnel, justice correctionnelle.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Eh bien, monsieur le duc, j'ai toujours remarqué au cours de ma longue carrière […] que quand on a envie d'une fille, si on y va carrément, neuf fois sur dix elle ne vous dit rien, mais si on relève tout doucement ses jupes pour regarder ce qu’il y a dessous, le plus souvent, elle vous fout en correctionnelle.
  2. Un jour savez-vous qui je poisse, en compagnie d’un jeune garçon boucher, dans une vespasienne ? Un vieux monsieur décoré… du meilleur monde. L’affaire vient en correctionnelle.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccorrectionnelle
  • corectionnelle
  • corerctionnelle
  • corrcetionnelle
  • correcctionnelle
  • correcitonnelle
  • correctinonelle
  • correctionelle
  • correctionenlle
  • correctionnele
  • correctionnelel
  • correctionnlele
  • correctoinnelle
  • correcttionnelle
  • corretcionnelle
  • crorectionnelle
  • ocrrectionnelle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccorrectionnelle1corectionnelle1corerctionnelle2corrcetionnelle2correcctionnelle1correcitonnelle2correctinonelle2correctionelle1
Edit distance from "correctionnelle"

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 "correctionnelle"?
"correctionnelle" is spelled C-O-R-R-E-C-T-I-O-N-N-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.ʁɛk.sjɔ.nɛl\.
What does "correctionnelle" mean?
As a noun, "correctionnelle" means: Tribunal correctionnel, justice correctionnelle.
What words are commonly confused with "correctionnelle"?
"correctionnelle" is commonly confused with "correctionnels", "correctionnel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "correctionnelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "correctionnelle" is \kɔ.ʁɛk.sjɔ.nɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "correctionnelle" come from?
"correctionnelle" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "correctionnelle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

enfermement17 variantsfamiliariser17 variantstypographie17 variantstravailleuses17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list