dimension

\di.mɑ̃.sjɔ̃\

/\di.mɑ̃.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“dimension” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,451. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,451
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Direction d’expansion d’un objet dans l’espace.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dimension · dimension · French

dimension · rank #3,451 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,451
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH coûts

Nearest frequency peer: coûts (-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 « dimension »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « dimension » 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).

dimension vs diversion
78% similar
dimension vs dimensions
90% similar

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

Key facts for dimension
PropertyValue
Headworddimension
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\di.mɑ̃.sjɔ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,451
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « dimension »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.dimensionse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « coûts » (#3,450), « dingue » (#3,452), « copain » (#3,449). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « dimension » est au #3,451. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around dimension (IPA \di.mɑ̃.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,451 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for dimension, with forms such as "ddimension", "diemnsion", and "dimenison". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "diversion", "dimensions", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is dimension, spelled D-I-M-E-N-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Direction d’expansion d’un objet dans l’espace.
  2. 2
    Cardinal d’une base d’un espace vectoriel.
  3. 3
    Mesure d’une chose dans chacune des directions de l’espace.
  4. 4
    Taille relative.
  5. 5
    Aspect ; portée.
  6. 6
    Combinaison d’unités fondamentales dans laquelle on mesure une grandeur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Une droite est de dimension 1, le plan du tableau est de dimension 2, …
  2. Parmi les forces connues de ce géant des mondes des 4ᵉ et 5ᵉ dimensions se trouvait une substance —BAL— laquelle, mise en mouvement dans une certaine direction sous l’influence d’instruments propulsifs […], « électrocutait » pour ainsi dire toutes les formes de vie animée qu’elle pénétrait.

This word in other languages

dimension(English)dimensión(Español)Abmessung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddimension
  • diemnsion
  • dimenison
  • dimennsion
  • dimensino
  • dimensionn
  • dimensoin
  • dimenssion
  • dimesnion
  • dimmension
  • dimnesion
  • dmiension
  • idmension

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddimension1diemnsion2dimenison2dimennsion1dimensino2dimensionn1dimensoin2dimenssion1
Edit distance from "dimension"

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 "dimension"?
"dimension" is spelled D-I-M-E-N-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \di.mɑ̃.sjɔ̃\.
What does "dimension" mean?
As a noun, "dimension" means: Direction d’expansion d’un objet dans l’espace.
What words are commonly confused with "dimension"?
"dimension" is commonly confused with "diversion", "dimensions". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dimension"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dimension" is \di.mɑ̃.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dimension" come from?
"dimension" 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 "dimension", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

assistance13 variantsutilisent13 variantspréciser13 variantsquasiment13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list