corrélation

\kɔ.ʁe.la.sjɔ̃\

/\kɔ.ʁe.la.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“corrélation” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,753. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,753
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relation réciproque entre deux choses.

Corpus desk

Index FR-correlation · corrélation · French

corrélation · rank #12,753 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,753
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH corrompu

Nearest frequency peer: corrompu (-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 « corrélation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « corrélation » 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).

corrélation vs corrélations
92% similar
corrélation vs correction
73% similar
corrélation vs congélation
82% similar

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

Key facts for corrélation
PropertyValue
Headwordcorrélation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ.ʁe.la.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#12,753
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « corrélation »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).corrélationse 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 « corrompu » (#12,752), « convenable » (#12,751), « criminelles » (#12,755). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « corrélation » est au #12,753. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around corrélation (IPA \kɔ.ʁe.la.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,753 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for corrélation, with forms such as "ccorrélation", "correlation", and "corrléation". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "corrélations", "correction", "congélation", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is corrélation, spelled C-O-R-R-É-L-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relation réciproque entre deux choses.
  2. 2
    Mesure de la relation statistique entre deux variables.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les termes de père et de fils emportent corrélation.
  2. Nous mentionnerons, en outre, sous toutes réserves, un bruit d’après lequel il y aurait corrélation étroite entre certaines aventures de la comtesse de Cagliostro et le drame mystérieux du Mesnil-sous-Jumièges.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccorrélation
  • correlation
  • corrléation
  • corréaltion
  • corrélaiton
  • corrélatino
  • corrélationn
  • corrélatoin
  • corrélattion
  • corréllation
  • corréltaion
  • corélation
  • corérlation
  • crorélation
  • ocrrélation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccorrélation1correlation1corrléation2corréaltion2corrélaiton2corrélatino2corrélationn1corrélatoin2
Edit distance from "corrélation"

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 "corrélation"?
"corrélation" is spelled C-O-R-R-É-L-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.ʁe.la.sjɔ̃\.
What does "corrélation" mean?
As a noun, "corrélation" means: Relation réciproque entre deux choses.
What words are commonly confused with "corrélation"?
"corrélation" is commonly confused with "corrélations", "correction", "congélation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "corrélation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "corrélation" is \kɔ.ʁe.la.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "corrélation" come from?
"corrélation" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list