dégustation

\de.ɡys.ta.sjɔ̃\

/\de.ɡys.ta.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“dégustation” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,361. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,361
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-degustation · dégustation · French

dégustation · rank #13,361 · 17 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,361
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH dégoût

Nearest frequency peer: dégoût (-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 « dégustation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « dégustation » 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).

dégustation vs députation
82% similar
dégustation vs dévastation
82% similar
dégustation vs dégustations
92% similar

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

Key facts for dégustation
PropertyValue
Headworddégustation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.ɡys.ta.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#13,361
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « dégustation »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).dégustationse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « dégoût » (#13,360), « délicieuse » (#13,362), « défaillance » (#13,358). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « dégustation » est au #13,361. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around dégustation (IPA \de.ɡys.ta.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,361 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for dégustation, with forms such as "ddégustation", "degustation", and "dgéustation". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "députation", "dévastation", "dégustations", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is dégustation, spelled D-É-G-U-S-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de déguster.
  2. 2
    Séance dans laquelle des convives dégustent des vins, des mets, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Pour réussir une dégustation, il faut veiller à respecter le produit et sa mise en condition.

This word in other languages

tasting(English)degustación(Español)Verkostung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddégustation
  • degustation
  • dgéustation
  • déggustation
  • dégsutation
  • dégusattion
  • dégusstation
  • dégustaiton
  • dégustatino
  • dégustationn
  • dégustatoin
  • dégustattion
  • dégusttaion
  • dégusttation
  • dégutsation
  • déugstation
  • édgustation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddégustation1degustation1dgéustation2déggustation1dégsutation2dégusattion2dégusstation1dégustaiton2
Edit distance from "dégustation"

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 "dégustation"?
"dégustation" is spelled D-É-G-U-S-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \de.ɡys.ta.sjɔ̃\.
What does "dégustation" mean?
As a noun, "dégustation" means: Action de déguster.
What words are commonly confused with "dégustation"?
"dégustation" is commonly confused with "députation", "dévastation", "dégustations". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dégustation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dégustation" is \de.ɡys.ta.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dégustation" come from?
"dégustation" 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 "dégustation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

défaillance#13,358durablement#13,357Charlemagne#13,340fédérations#13,393

Similar misspelling depth

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

démontrent17 variantshumoristique17 variantsanticipation17 variantsministériel17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list