# diffraction

> French word · Noun · IPA \di.fʁak.sjɔ̃\ · frequency rank #39,252

## Definitions
1. Déviation d’une onde, d’un faisceau de corpuscules.
2. Inflexion que subissent les rayons lumineux.

## Easily confused with
- **distraction** (https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/diffraction-vs-distraction)

## Common misspellings (15)
`ddiffraction`, `dfifraction`, `diffarction`, `diffracction`, `diffraciton`, `diffractino`, `diffractionn`, `diffractoin`, `diffracttion`, `diffratcion`, `diffrcation`, `diffrraction`, `difraction`, `difrfaction`, `idffraction`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/word/diffraction