discrimination

\dis.kʁi.mi.na.sjɔ̃\

/\dis.kʁi.mi.na.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“discrimination” has 21 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,184. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,184
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
21
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Distinction précise.

Corpus desk

Index FR-discrimination · discrimination · French

discrimination · rank #6,184 · 21 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,184
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 21 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH diffuser

Nearest frequency peer: diffuser (-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 « discrimination »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « discrimination » 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).

discrimination vs discriminations
93% similar

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

Key facts for discrimination
PropertyValue
Headworddiscrimination
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dis.kʁi.mi.na.sjɔ̃\
Letters14
Frequency rank#6,184
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « discrimination »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).discriminationse 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 « diffuser » (#6,183), « divisions » (#6,185), « diesel » (#6,182). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « discrimination » est au #6,184. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around discrimination (IPA \dis.kʁi.mi.na.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,184 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for discrimination, with forms such as "ddiscrimination", "dicsrimination", and "disccrimination". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "discriminations", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is discrimination, spelled D-I-S-C-R-I-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Distinction précise.
  2. 2
    Différentiation des éléments en vue de l'application d'un traitement spécifique à chaque sous-ensemble ainsi constitué.
  3. 3
    Différentiation des éléments en vue de l'application d'un traitement spécifique à chaque sous-ensemble ainsi constitué.
  4. 4
    Différentiation des éléments en vue de l'application d'un traitement spécifique à chaque sous-ensemble ainsi constitué.
  5. 5
    Différentiation des éléments en vue de l'application d'un traitement spécifique à chaque sous-ensemble ainsi constitué.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La substitution du Saarmark au Reichsmark était une opération délicate, car il fallait opérer une discrimination entre les capitaux sarrois et les capitaux allemands réfugiés en Sarre en 1945-1946 ; […].
  2. Faire la discrimination de telles ou telles choses mêlées.

Antonyms

discrimination positivepistontraitement de faveur

This word in other languages

discrimination(English)discriminación(Español)Diskriminierung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddiscrimination
  • dicsrimination
  • disccrimination
  • discirmination
  • discriimnation
  • discrimiantion
  • discriminaiton
  • discriminatino
  • discriminationn
  • discriminatoin
  • discriminattion
  • discriminnation
  • discrimintaion
  • discrimmination
  • discrimniation
  • discrmiination
  • discrrimination
  • disrcimination
  • disscrimination
  • dsicrimination
  • idscrimination

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddiscrimination1dicsrimination2disccrimination1discirmination2discriimnation2discrimiantion2discriminaiton2discriminatino2
Edit distance from "discrimination"

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 "discrimination"?
"discrimination" is spelled D-I-S-C-R-I-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \dis.kʁi.mi.na.sjɔ̃\.
What does "discrimination" mean?
As a noun, "discrimination" means: Distinction précise.
What words are commonly confused with "discrimination"?
"discrimination" is commonly confused with "discriminations". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "discrimination"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "discrimination" is \dis.kʁi.mi.na.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "discrimination" come from?
"discrimination" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

volontairement#6,257collaborateurs#5,843renouvellement#5,700accompagnement#6,775

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

véritablement21 variantsconstructions21 variantsrecommandations21 variantsadministrateur21 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list