déclinaison

/\de.kli.nɛ.zɔ̃\/ noun

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,723

in French word usage

Misspellings

17

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

déclinaison is aFrenchnoun. It means: Arc de la sphère céleste qui mesure la distance angulaire dont un astre est éloigné de l’équateur, soit au nord, soit au sud. Pronounced \de.kli.nɛ.zɔ̃\. Often confused with déclinaisons.

Key facts for déclinaison
PropertyValue
Headworddéclinaison
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.kli.nɛ.zɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#18,723
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of déclinaison in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for déclinaison is 11 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \de.kli.nɛ.zɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #18,723 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for déclinaison, with forms such as "dcélinaison", "ddéclinaison", and "declinaison". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "déclinaisons", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is déclinaison, spelled D-É-C-L-I-N-A-I-S-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arc de la sphère céleste qui mesure la distance angulaire dont un astre est éloigné de l’équateur, soit au nord, soit au sud.
  2. 2
    Angle qui mesure l’écart du vrai nord avec une aiguille, soit vers l’est, soit vers l’ouest.
  3. 3
    Action de donner à chaque cas d’un nom, d’un pronom, d’un adjectif la forme qui lui est propre.
  4. 4
    Ensemble de ces formes.
  5. 5
    Résultat de l'action de décliner ou cette action elle-même : variation, affaiblissement, etc.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: dcélinaison,ddéclinaison,declinaison,décclinaison,décilnaison,déclianison,déclinaiosn,déclinaisno,déclinaisonn,déclinaisson,déclinasion,décliniason,déclinnaison,décllinaison,déclniaison,délcinaison,édclinaison

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for déclinaison

Misspelling Variants of "déclinaison"

dcélinaison11ddéclinaison12declinaison11décclinaison12décilnaison11déclianison11déclinaiosn11déclinaisno11
Misspelling Variants of "déclinaison"

Frequency rank: #18,723 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "déclinaison"?
"déclinaison" is spelled D-É-C-L-I-N-A-I-S-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \de.kli.nɛ.zɔ̃\.
What does "déclinaison" mean?
As a noun, "déclinaison" means: Arc de la sphère céleste qui mesure la distance angulaire dont un astre est éloigné de l’équateur, soit au nord, soit au sud.
What words are commonly confused with "déclinaison"?
"déclinaison" is commonly confused with "déclinaisons". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "déclinaison"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "déclinaison" is \de.kli.nɛ.zɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "déclinaison" come from?
"déclinaison" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.