diffamation

\di.fa.ma.sjɔ̃\

/\di.fa.ma.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“diffamation” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,763. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,763
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de diffamer ou résultat de cette action.

Corpus desk

Index FR-diffamation · diffamation · French

diffamation · rank #12,763 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,763
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH Deutsche

Nearest frequency peer: Deutsche (-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 « diffamation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « diffamation » 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 diffamation
PropertyValue
Headworddiffamation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\di.fa.ma.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#12,763
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « diffamation »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).diffamationse 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 « Deutsche » (#12,762), « digitale » (#12,764), « das » (#12,761). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « diffamation » est au #12,763. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around diffamation (IPA \di.fa.ma.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,763 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for diffamation, with forms such as "ddiffamation", "dfifamation", and "difafmation". 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. 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is diffamation, spelled D-I-F-F-A-M-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de diffamer ou résultat de cette action.
  2. 2
    En droit, l’allégation ou l'imputation d’un fait qui porte atteinte à l’honneur ou à la considération de la personne à laquelle le fait est imputé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il n’a pu souffrir une si cruelle diffamation.
  2. Se rendre coupable de diffamation.

Synonyms

calomniemédisancecritique

This word in other languages

defamation(English)difamación(Español)Verleumdung(Deutsch)difamação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddiffamation
  • dfifamation
  • difafmation
  • difamation
  • diffaamtion
  • diffamaiton
  • diffamatino
  • diffamationn
  • diffamatoin
  • diffamattion
  • diffammation
  • diffamtaion
  • diffmaation
  • idffamation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of diffamation - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddiffamation1dfifamation2difafmation2difamation1diffaamtion2diffamaiton2diffamatino2diffamationn1
Edit distance from "diffamation"

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 "diffamation"?
"diffamation" is spelled D-I-F-F-A-M-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \di.fa.ma.sjɔ̃\.
What does "diffamation" mean?
As a noun, "diffamation" means: Action de diffamer ou résultat de cette action.
What are common misspellings of "diffamation"?
Common misspellings include "ddiffamation", "dfifamation", "difafmation", "difamation", "diffaamtion". The correct spelling is "diffamation".
How do you pronounce "diffamation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "diffamation" is \di.fa.ma.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "diffamation" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

criminelles#12,755corrélation#12,753délinquants#12,773contraction#12,749

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

débloquer14 variantsgermanique14 variantsidentités14 variantsincitation14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list