défections

\de.fɛk.sjɔ̃\

/\de.fɛk.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“défections” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #40,224. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,224
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de défection.

Corpus desk

Index FR-defections · défections · French

défections · rank #40,224 · 16 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,224
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH décideront

Nearest frequency peer: décideront (-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 « défections »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « défections » 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).

défections vs détection
80% similar
défections vs directions
80% similar
défections vs déjections
90% similar

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

Key facts for défections
PropertyValue
Headworddéfections
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.fɛk.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#40,224
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « défections »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).défectionsse 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 « décideront » (#40,223), « délivrent » (#40,225), « démange » (#40,226). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « défections » est au #40,224. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around défections (IPA \de.fɛk.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,224 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de défection.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for défections, with forms such as "ddéfections", "defections", and "dféections". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "détection", "directions", "déjections", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is défections, spelled D-É-F-E-C-T-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de défection.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddéfections
  • defections
  • dféections
  • déefctions
  • défcetions
  • défecctions
  • défecitons
  • défectinos
  • défectionns
  • défectionss
  • défectiosn
  • défectoins
  • défecttions
  • défetcions
  • déffections
  • édfections

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddéfections1defections1dféections2déefctions2défcetions2défecctions1défecitons2défectinos2
Edit distance from "défections"

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 "défections"?
"défections" is spelled D-É-F-E-C-T-I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \de.fɛk.sjɔ̃\.
What does "défections" mean?
As a noun, "défections" means: Pluriel de défection.
What words are commonly confused with "défections"?
"défections" is commonly confused with "détection", "directions", "déjections". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "défections"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "défections" is \de.fɛk.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "défections" come from?
"défections" 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 "défections", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

décideront#40,223déplaisant#40,228dignitaire#40,212empruntées#40,244

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

déroulaient16 variantsdifférenciée16 variantsChronicles16 variantscarabiniers16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list