désactivation

\de.zak.ti.va.sjɔ̃\

/\de.zak.ti.va.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“désactivation” has 20 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,472. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,472
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-desactivation · désactivation · French

désactivation · rank #48,472 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,472
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH déposait

Nearest frequency peer: déposait (-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 « désactivation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « désactivation » 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 désactivation
PropertyValue
Headworddésactivation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.zak.ti.va.sjɔ̃\
Letters13
Frequency rank#48,472
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « désactivation »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).désactivationse 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 « déposait » (#48,471), « désintox » (#48,473), « dépensant » (#48,470). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « désactivation » est au #48,472. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around désactivation (IPA \de.zak.ti.va.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,472 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for désactivation, with forms such as "ddésactivation", "desactivation", and "dséactivation". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is désactivation, spelled D-É-S-A-C-T-I-V-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de désactiver.
  2. 2
    Passage d’une entité moléculaire d’un état excité à un niveau d’énergie inférieur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le projet a été retardé, mais je ne suis pas en mesure de préciser la nouvelle date retenue de sa désactivation.
  2. Neurologiquement, l’hypnose n’est pas un état de sommeil, mais de veille, bien qu’elle soit liée à la désactivation des aires du précunéus et des régions postéro-médiales pariétales (typiquement actives à l’état de veille normale).

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddésactivation
  • desactivation
  • dséactivation
  • déasctivation
  • désacctivation
  • désacitvation
  • désactiavtion
  • désactivaiton
  • désactivatino
  • désactivationn
  • désactivatoin
  • désactivattion
  • désactivtaion
  • désactivvation
  • désacttivation
  • désactviation
  • désatcivation
  • déscativation
  • déssactivation
  • édsactivation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddésactivation1desactivation1dséactivation2déasctivation2désacctivation1désacitvation2désactiavtion2désactivaiton2
Edit distance from "désactivation"

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 "désactivation"?
"désactivation" is spelled D-É-S-A-C-T-I-V-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \de.zak.ti.va.sjɔ̃\.
What does "désactivation" mean?
As a noun, "désactivation" means: Action de désactiver.
What are common misspellings of "désactivation"?
Common misspellings include "ddésactivation", "desactivation", "dséactivation", "déasctivation", "désacctivation". The correct spelling is "désactivation".
How do you pronounce "désactivation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "désactivation" is \de.zak.ti.va.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "désactivation" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list