démarcation

\de.maʁ.ka.sjɔ̃\

/\de.maʁ.ka.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“démarcation” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #29,330. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,330
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Séparation entre deux régions, deux zones.

Corpus desk

Index FR-demarcation · démarcation · French

démarcation · rank #29,330 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,330
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH définitives

Nearest frequency peer: définitives (-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 « démarcation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « démarcation » 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
Key facts for démarcation
PropertyValue
Headworddémarcation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.maʁ.ka.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#29,330
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « démarcation »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.démarcationse 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 « définitives » (#29,329), « dénonciations » (#29,331), « défendues » (#29,328). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « démarcation » est au #29,330. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around démarcation (IPA \de.maʁ.ka.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,330 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 démarcation, with forms such as "ddémarcation", "demarcation", and "dméarcation". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is démarcation, spelled D-É-M-A-R-C-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Séparation entre deux régions, deux zones.
  2. 2
    Délimitation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les lignes de démarcation durant la guerre comme la lame d'un couteau sur la meule.
  2. Enfin, j'ai trouvé des laitiers de hauts fourneaux, en partie vitreux et en partie clivables, mais offrant toujours une démarcation tranchée entre la partie cristalline et la partie translucide.

This word in other languages

demarcation(English)demarcación(Español)Abgrenzung(Deutsch)demarcação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddémarcation
  • demarcation
  • dméarcation
  • déamrcation
  • démacration
  • démaraction
  • démarcaiton
  • démarcatino
  • démarcationn
  • démarcatoin
  • démarcattion
  • démarccation
  • démarctaion
  • démarrcation
  • démmarcation
  • démracation
  • édmarcation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of démarcation - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddémarcation1demarcation1dméarcation2déamrcation2démacration2démaraction2démarcaiton2démarcatino2
Edit distance from "démarcation"

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 "démarcation"?
"démarcation" is spelled D-É-M-A-R-C-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \de.maʁ.ka.sjɔ̃\.
What does "démarcation" mean?
As a noun, "démarcation" means: Séparation entre deux régions, deux zones.
What are common misspellings of "démarcation"?
Common misspellings include "ddémarcation", "demarcation", "dméarcation", "déamrcation", "démacration". The correct spelling is "démarcation".
How do you pronounce "démarcation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "démarcation" is \de.maʁ.ka.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "démarcation" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

définitives#29,329exclamation#29,353croisements#29,304consultable#29,298

Similar misspelling depth

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

désintéressé17 variantsfréquentait17 variantsconductrice17 variantsindésirable17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list