cotisation

\kɔ.ti.za.sjɔ̃\

/\kɔ.ti.za.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“cotisation” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,631. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,631
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de se cotiser pour un usage collectif.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cotisation · cotisation · French

cotisation · rank #9,631 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,631
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH coopérative

Nearest frequency peer: coopérative (-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 « cotisation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « cotisation » 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).

cotisation vs cotisations
91% similar
cotisation vs cotation
80% similar

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

Key facts for cotisation
PropertyValue
Headwordcotisation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ.ti.za.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#9,631
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « cotisation »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).cotisationse 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 « coopérative » (#9,630), « coupure » (#9,632), « contrôleur » (#9,629). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cotisation » est au #9,631. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around cotisation (IPA \kɔ.ti.za.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,631 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for cotisation, with forms such as "ccotisation", "coitsation", and "cotiastion". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "cotisations", "cotation", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is cotisation, spelled C-O-T-I-S-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de se cotiser pour un usage collectif.
  2. 2
    Somme que versent les adhérents d’une association ou les personnes affiliées à un organisme.
  3. 3
    Contribution à un organisme d'assurance sociale.
  4. 4
    Quote-part ; écot.
  5. 5
    Recouvrement de taxe.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Celui-ci repose en grande partie sur la cotisation de l’ensemble de la communauté vigneronne.
  2. Le double objectif de la tontine est de permettre au membre de libérer sa cotisation (comme s'il faisait une épargne) et de pouvoir bénéficier d'une importante somme en vue de réaliser un investissement ou une dépense.

This word in other languages

dues(English)cuota(Español)Beitrag(Deutsch)cota(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccotisation
  • coitsation
  • cotiastion
  • cotisaiton
  • cotisatino
  • cotisationn
  • cotisatoin
  • cotisattion
  • cotissation
  • cotistaion
  • cotsiation
  • cottisation
  • ctoisation
  • octisation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cotisation - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccotisation1coitsation2cotiastion2cotisaiton2cotisatino2cotisationn1cotisatoin2cotisattion1
Edit distance from "cotisation"

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 "cotisation"?
"cotisation" is spelled C-O-T-I-S-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.ti.za.sjɔ̃\.
What does "cotisation" mean?
As a noun, "cotisation" means: Action de se cotiser pour un usage collectif.
What words are commonly confused with "cotisation"?
"cotisation" is commonly confused with "cotisations", "cotation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cotisation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cotisation" is \kɔ.ti.za.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cotisation" come from?
"cotisation" 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 "cotisation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

contrôleur#9,629continuera#9,627concurrent#9,625assurément#9,604

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

complices14 variantscommissaires14 variantsexistants14 variantsaéroports14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list