disposition
\dis.po.zi.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“disposition” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #1,734 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,734
- frequency rank, French
- 11
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de disposer ou résultat de cette action.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | disposition |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \dis.po.zi.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #1,734 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “disposition” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for disposition is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \dis.po.zi.sjɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,734 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for disposition, with forms such as "ddisposition", "dipsosition", and "disopsition". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "dispositions", "dispositif", "disparition", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is disposition, spelled D-I-S-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Action de disposer ou résultat de cette action.
- 2Manière dont une chose est disposée.
- 3Arrangement des parties dont un discours est composé.
- 4Tendance, acheminement à quelque chose de plus ou moins prochain, à une modification ou altération.
- 5État bon ou mauvais du tempérament ou de la santé.
- 6Inclination ; aptitude.
- 7Action de régler quelque chose, d’en disposer ou résultat de cette action.
- 8Action de disposer de son bien, ainsi que de tout acte par lequel on en dispose.
- 9Chacun des points que règle ou que décide une loi, une ordonnance, un arrêté, un jugement, un arrêt, etc.
- 10Pouvoir, faculté de disposer de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose.
- 11Préparatifs.
- 12Sentiments où l’on est à l’égard de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddisposition,dipsosition,disopsition,dispoistion,disposiiton,dispositino,dispositionn,dispositoin,disposittion,dispossition,dispostiion,dispposition,dispsoition,dissposition,dsiposition,idsposition
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of disposition - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “disposition”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-I-S-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \dis.po.zi.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “dispositions” - see the side-by-side comparison. disposition vs dispositions
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.