délocalisation

Name: délocalisation, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\de.lo.ka.li.za.sjɔ̃\

/\de.lo.ka.li.za.sjɔ̃\/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“délocalisation” has 21 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #29,743. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,743
frequency rank, French: 404,891
“D” headwords: 21
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de changer le lieu d'une activité.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

délocalisation vs délocalisations

93% similar

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

Key facts for délocalisation
Property	Value
Headword	délocalisation
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\de.lo.ka.li.za.sjɔ̃\
Letters	14
Frequency rank	#29,743
Misspellings tracked	21
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “délocalisation” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). délocalisation lands here:

#29,743

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around délocalisation (IPA \de.lo.ka.li.za.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,743 among 404,891 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for délocalisation, with forms such as "ddélocalisation", "delocalisation", and "dléocalisation". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "délocalisations", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is délocalisation, spelled D-É-L-O-C-A-L-I-S-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

1
Action de changer le lieu d'une activité.
2
Action de déplacer une entreprise ou une partie de ses activités.
3
Action de déplacer une entreprise ou une partie de ses activités d’un pays vers un autre, pour profiter d’une main-d’œuvre moins coûteuse et réduire les coûts de production.
4
Action pour une entreprise de se départir de tout lieu physique pour miser entièrement sur le télétravail.

This word in other languages

relocation(English)deslocalización(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ddélocalisation
delocalisation
dléocalisation
délcoalisation
déllocalisation
déloaclisation
délocailsation
délocaliastion
délocalisaiton
délocalisatino
délocalisationn
délocalisatoin
délocalisattion
délocalissation
délocalistaion
délocallisation
délocalsiation
déloccalisation
déloclaisation
déolcalisation
édlocalisation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "délocalisation"

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 "délocalisation"?

"délocalisation" is spelled D-É-L-O-C-A-L-I-S-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \de.lo.ka.li.za.sjɔ̃\.

What does "délocalisation" mean?

As a noun, "délocalisation" means: Action de changer le lieu d'une activité.

What words are commonly confused with "délocalisation"?

"délocalisation" is commonly confused with "délocalisations". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "délocalisation"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "délocalisation" is \de.lo.ka.li.za.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "délocalisation" come from?

"délocalisation" 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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Using “délocalisation”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct French spelling is D-É-L-O-C-A-L-I-S-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \de.lo.ka.li.za.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “délocalisations” - see the side-by-side comparison. délocalisation vs délocalisations
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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.