déformation

\de.fɔʁ.ma.sjɔ̃\

/\de.fɔʁ.ma.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“déformation” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,662. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,662
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de déformer, ou résultat de cette action.

Corpus desk

Index FR-deformation · déformation · French

déformation · rank #14,662 · 17 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,662
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH déchirer

Nearest frequency peer: déchirer (-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 « déformation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « déformation » 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).

déformation vs déportation
82% similar
déformation vs déformations
92% similar

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

Key facts for déformation
PropertyValue
Headworddéformation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.fɔʁ.ma.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#14,662
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « déformation »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.déformationse 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 « déchirer » (#14,661), « démantèlement » (#14,663), « drames » (#14,660). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « déformation » est au #14,662. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around déformation (IPA \de.fɔʁ.ma.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,662 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for déformation, with forms such as "ddéformation", "deformation", and "dféormation". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "déportation", "déformations", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 déformation, spelled D-É-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de déformer, ou résultat de cette action.
  2. 2
    Altération de la forme de quelque partie du corps.
  3. 3
    Perturbation de la forme ou de la taille d’un corps.
  4. 4
    Déformation mécanique : perturbation de la géométrie d’un corps sous l’effet d’une contrainte mécanique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La déformation du langage, son altération par l’incorrection des mots ou des tours de phrases.
  2. Dans ce cas, le conformisme s’avère être également une déformation de l’évidence.

This word in other languages

deformation(English)deformación(Español)Deformation(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddéformation
  • deformation
  • dféormation
  • défformation
  • défomration
  • déforamtion
  • déformaiton
  • déformatino
  • déformationn
  • déformatoin
  • déformattion
  • déformmation
  • déformtaion
  • déforrmation
  • défromation
  • déofrmation
  • édformation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddéformation1deformation1dféormation2défformation1défomration2déforamtion2déformaiton2déformatino2
Edit distance from "déformation"

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 "déformation"?
"déformation" is spelled D-É-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \de.fɔʁ.ma.sjɔ̃\.
What does "déformation" mean?
As a noun, "déformation" means: Action de déformer, ou résultat de cette action.
What words are commonly confused with "déformation"?
"déformation" is commonly confused with "déportation", "déformations". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "déformation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "déformation" is \de.fɔʁ.ma.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "déformation" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

distinguent#14,657carrosserie#14,625camionnette#14,621interrompue#14,709

Similar misspelling depth

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

destinataire17 variantscompromettre17 variantsintolérance17 variantsappropriation17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list