dépénalisation
\de.pe.na.li.za.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“dépénalisation” has 21 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #39,766. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #39,766
- frequency rank, French
- 404,891
- “D” headwords
- 21
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fait ou action de dépénaliser quelque chose, de ne plus le rendre sanctionnable pénalement.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dépénalisation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \de.pe.na.li.za.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #39,766 |
| Misspellings tracked | 21 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dépénalisation” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 21 spelling variants around dépénalisation (IPA \de.pe.na.li.za.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,766 among 404,891 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Fait ou action de dépénaliser quelque chose, de ne plus le rendre sanctionnable pénalement.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for dépénalisation, with forms such as "ddépénalisation", "depenalisation", and "dpéénalisation". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is dépénalisation, spelled D-É-P-É-N-A-L-I-S-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Fait ou action de dépénaliser quelque chose, de ne plus le rendre sanctionnable pénalement.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddépénalisation
- depenalisation
- dpéénalisation
- dépnéalisation
- déppénalisation
- dépéanlisation
- dépénailsation
- dépénaliastion
- dépénalisaiton
- dépénalisatino
- dépénalisationn
- dépénalisatoin
- dépénalisattion
- dépénalissation
- dépénalistaion
- dépénallisation
- dépénalsiation
- dépénlaisation
- dépénnalisation
- déépnalisation
- édpénalisation
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dépénalisation - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “dépénalisation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-É-P-É-N-A-L-I-S-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \de.pe.na.li.za.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.