Depression

\depʁɛˈsi̯oːn\

/\depʁɛˈsi̯oːn\/ noun

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The verdict

“Depression” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #39,251. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,251
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Manque de joie, tristesse désespoir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-depression · Depression · French

Depression · rank #39,251 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,251
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dembélé

Nearest frequency peer: Dembélé (-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 « Depression »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Depression » 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).

Depression vs dépressive
60% similar
Depression vs dépressions
73% similar
Depression vs dépressif
60% similar

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

Key facts for Depression
PropertyValue
HeadwordDepression
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\depʁɛˈsi̯oːn\
Letters10
Frequency rank#39,251
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Depression »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Depressionse 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 « Dembélé » (#39,250), « diffraction » (#39,252), « cérémonial » (#39,249). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « Depression » est au #39,251. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Depression (IPA \depʁɛˈsi̯oːn\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,251 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Depression, with forms such as "ddepression", "deperssion", and "deppression". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "dépressive", "dépressions", "dépressif", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Depression, spelled D-E-P-R-E-S-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Manque de joie, tristesse désespoir.
  2. 2
    Dépression, état psychique caractérisé par une altération de l’humeur, la perte du sommeil, de l’appétit et du goût du plaisir, ainsi que divers autres symptômes et dans lequel le malade éprouve une vive douleur morale.
  3. 3
    Terres situées en dessous du niveau de la mer.
  4. 4
    Dépression, zone de basse pression atmosphérique.
  5. 5
    Dépression, grave crise économique consistant en une diminution importante et durable de la production et de la consommation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Vor der Dunkelheit, vor meinem Rückzug, als ich stark war und in der wirklichen Welt gelebt habe, habe ich mich nur dann so gefühlt, wenn eine schwere Grippe im Anmarsch war. Aber ich bekomme keine Grippe. Ich bekomme eine Depression (...)
  2. Trotz aller Ungereimtheiten sind immerhin die gesundheitlichen Spätfolgen von Untreue klar. Fühlt sich einer der beiden Partner betrogen, steigt bei ihm das Risiko für Depressionen, Angstzustände und posttraumatische Belastungsstörungen – immerhin wird hier Vertrauen verletzt und die Stabilität der Bindung massiv infrage gestellt.

Synonyms

WirtschaftskriseNiedergeschlagenheitTiefdruckgebietTrübsalMelancholieTrübsinndepressive EpisodeVerzweiflungSenkeFreudlosigkeit

Antonyms

AufschwungHochdruckgebietFreudeEuphorie

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddepression
  • deperssion
  • deppression
  • depresion
  • depresison
  • depressino
  • depressionn
  • depressoin
  • deprression
  • deprsesion
  • derpession
  • dperession
  • edpression

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Depression - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddepression1deperssion2deppression1depresion1depresison2depressino2depressionn1depressoin2
Edit distance from "Depression"

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 "Depression"?
"Depression" is spelled D-E-P-R-E-S-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \depʁɛˈsi̯oːn\.
What does "Depression" mean?
As a noun, "Depression" means: Manque de joie, tristesse désespoir.
What words are commonly confused with "Depression"?
"Depression" is commonly confused with "dépressive", "dépressions", "dépressif". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Depression"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Depression" is \depʁɛˈsi̯oːn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Depression" come from?
"Depression" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cérémonial#39,249corroborer#39,243consultent#39,238consolidée#39,237

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

croiseurs13 variantscrevaison13 variantsconfinés13 variantsdérivent13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list