distraction

\dis.tʁak.sjɔ̃\

/\dis.tʁak.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“distraction” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,114. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,114
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inattention, inapplication de la pensée aux choses dont on devrait s’occuper.

Corpus desk

Index FR-distraction · distraction · French

distraction · rank #17,114 · 17 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,114
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH disco

Nearest frequency peer: disco (-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 « distraction »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « distraction » 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).

distraction vs distractions
92% similar
distraction vs destruction
82% similar
distraction vs distinction
82% similar

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

Key facts for distraction
PropertyValue
Headworddistraction
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dis.tʁak.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#17,114
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « distraction »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).distractionse 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 « disco » (#17,113), « dixit » (#17,115), « Diderot » (#17,112). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « distraction » est au #17,114. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around distraction (IPA \dis.tʁak.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,114 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for distraction, with forms such as "ddistraction", "disrtaction", and "disstraction". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "distractions", "destruction", "distinction", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 distraction, spelled D-I-S-T-R-A-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inattention, inapplication de la pensée aux choses dont on devrait s’occuper.
  2. 2
    Résultat de cette inattention.
  3. 3
    Ce qui amuse, délasse l’esprit.
  4. 4
    Séparation d’une partie d’avec son tout.
  5. 5
    Retrait d’une parcelle du champ d’application du régime forestier.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. On cite une marquise du commencement de ce siècle, qui prétendait qu’en le voulant bien on pouvait s’empêcher de mourir. Elle n’est peut-être morte que d’une distraction. Il en est ainsi de beaucoup d’accidents présumés involontaires. Qui sait même si le bonheur n’est pas en grande partie dans la volonté d’être heureux ?
  2. Camille demanda à ses hôtes ce qu'ils buvaient, chercha les alcools avec des hésitations qu'on pouvait prendre pour de la distraction, puis s'assit avec un verre de jus d’orange, la mit en veilleuse et écouta.

This word in other languages

distraction(English)distracción(Español)Zerstreuung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddistraction
  • disrtaction
  • disstraction
  • distarction
  • distracction
  • distraciton
  • distractino
  • distractionn
  • distractoin
  • distracttion
  • distratcion
  • distrcation
  • distrraction
  • disttraction
  • ditsraction
  • dsitraction
  • idstraction

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddistraction1disrtaction2disstraction1distarction2distracction1distraciton2distractino2distractionn1
Edit distance from "distraction"

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 "distraction"?
"distraction" is spelled D-I-S-T-R-A-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \dis.tʁak.sjɔ̃\.
What does "distraction" mean?
As a noun, "distraction" means: Inattention, inapplication de la pensée aux choses dont on devrait s’occuper.
What words are commonly confused with "distraction"?
"distraction" is commonly confused with "distractions", "destruction", "distinction". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "distraction"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "distraction" is \dis.tʁak.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "distraction" come from?
"distraction" 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 "distraction", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

intolérable17 variantssignalement17 variantsscandinaves17 variantspourparlers17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list