désapprobation

\de.za.pʁɔ.ba.sjɔ̃\

/\de.za.pʁɔ.ba.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“désapprobation” has 20 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,914. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,914
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-desapprobation · désapprobation · French

désapprobation · rank #35,914 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,914
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH dérailler

Nearest frequency peer: dérailler (-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 « désapprobation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « désapprobation » 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 désapprobation
PropertyValue
Headworddésapprobation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.za.pʁɔ.ba.sjɔ̃\
Letters14
Frequency rank#35,914
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « désapprobation »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).désapprobationse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « dérailler » (#35,913), « désistement » (#35,915), « démolis » (#35,912). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « désapprobation » est au #35,914. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around désapprobation (IPA \de.za.pʁɔ.ba.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,914 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Action de désapprouver.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for désapprobation, with forms such as "ddésapprobation", "desapprobation", and "dséapprobation". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is désapprobation, spelled D-É-S-A-P-P-R-O-B-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de désapprouver.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ah ! messieurs, vous prenez vite pied chez nous ! Vous êtes de mauvaise humeur parce que je n’ai pas été assez sot pour signer, comme Louis XIV, la désapprobation des libertés gallicanes !
  2. – Bien, fit-elle, alors, vous allez comprendre à merveille. Mais que je ne voie pas dans vos regards la moindre nuance de désapprobation. Je m’arrêterais à l’instant même.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddésapprobation
  • desapprobation
  • dséapprobation
  • déaspprobation
  • désapporbation
  • désapprboation
  • désapproabtion
  • désapprobaiton
  • désapprobatino
  • désapprobationn
  • désapprobatoin
  • désapprobattion
  • désapprobbation
  • désapprobtaion
  • désapprrobation
  • désaprobation
  • désaprpobation
  • déspaprobation
  • déssapprobation
  • édsapprobation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddésapprobation1desapprobation1dséapprobation2déaspprobation2désapporbation2désapprboation2désapproabtion2désapprobaiton2
Edit distance from "désapprobation"

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 "désapprobation"?
"désapprobation" is spelled D-É-S-A-P-P-R-O-B-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \de.za.pʁɔ.ba.sjɔ̃\.
What does "désapprobation" mean?
As a noun, "désapprobation" means: Action de désapprouver.
What are common misspellings of "désapprobation"?
Common misspellings include "ddésapprobation", "desapprobation", "dséapprobation", "déaspprobation", "désapporbation". The correct spelling is "désapprobation".
How do you pronounce "désapprobation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "désapprobation" is \de.za.pʁɔ.ba.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "désapprobation" come from?
"désapprobation" 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 "désapprobation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 14 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