dissipation

\di.si.pa.sjɔ̃\

/\di.si.pa.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“dissipation” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #44,423. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,423
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action par laquelle une chose est dissipée ou se dissipe.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dissipation · dissipation · French

dissipation · rank #44,423 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,423
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH display

Nearest frequency peer: display (-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 « dissipation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « dissipation » 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 dissipation
PropertyValue
Headworddissipation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\di.si.pa.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#44,423
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « dissipation »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).dissipationse 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 « display » (#44,422), « distinctive » (#44,424), « diplômées » (#44,421). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « dissipation » est au #44,423. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around dissipation (IPA \di.si.pa.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,423 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for dissipation, with forms such as "ddissipation", "disipation", and "disispation". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is dissipation, spelled D-I-S-S-I-P-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action par laquelle une chose est dissipée ou se dissipe.
  2. 2
    Action de consumer un bien par de grandes dépenses ; ces dépenses elles-mêmes.
  3. 3
    État d’une personne dissipée, d’une personne qui vit au milieu des plaisirs, qui se laisse distraire de son travail, de ses occupations.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dissipation de la chaleur.
  2. Un monde est une enveloppe du ciel, qui enveloppe astres, terre et tout ce qui apparaît, qui s’est scindée de l’illimité, et qui se termine par une limite ou rare ou dense, dont la dissipation bouleversera tout ce qu’elle contient ; […].

This word in other languages

dissipation(English)dissipação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddissipation
  • disipation
  • disispation
  • dissiaption
  • dissipaiton
  • dissipatino
  • dissipationn
  • dissipatoin
  • dissipattion
  • dissippation
  • dissiptaion
  • disspiation
  • dsisipation
  • idssipation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddissipation1disipation1disispation2dissiaption2dissipaiton2dissipatino2dissipationn1dissipatoin2
Edit distance from "dissipation"

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 "dissipation"?
"dissipation" is spelled D-I-S-S-I-P-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \di.si.pa.sjɔ̃\.
What does "dissipation" mean?
As a noun, "dissipation" means: Action par laquelle une chose est dissipée ou se dissipe.
What are common misspellings of "dissipation"?
Common misspellings include "ddissipation", "disipation", "disispation", "dissiaption", "dissipaiton". The correct spelling is "dissipation".
How do you pronounce "dissipation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dissipation" is \di.si.pa.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dissipation" come from?
"dissipation" 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 "dissipation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

distinctive#44,424désengorger#44,437coéquipière#44,402citrouilles#44,371

Similar misspelling depth

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

diplômées14 variantsdélaissant14 variantsdésireuses14 variantscoquelicot14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list