distractions

\dis.tʁak.sjɔ̃\

/\dis.tʁak.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“distractions” has 19 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #27,406. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,406
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de distraction.

Corpus desk

Index FR-distractions · distractions · French

distractions · rank #27,406 · 19 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,406
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH disposée

Nearest frequency peer: disposée (-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 « distractions »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « distractions » 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).

distractions vs distraction
92% similar
distractions vs distinctions
83% similar
distractions vs destructions
83% similar

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

Key facts for distractions
PropertyValue
Headworddistractions
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dis.tʁak.sjɔ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#27,406
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « distractions »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).distractionsse 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 « disposée » (#27,405), « div » (#27,407), « divorcée » (#27,408). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « distractions » est au #27,406. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around distractions (IPA \dis.tʁak.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,406 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de distraction.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for distractions, with forms such as "ddistractions", "disrtactions", and "disstractions". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "distraction", "distinctions", "destructions", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is distractions, spelled D-I-S-T-R-A-C-T-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de distraction.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. À Paris, les hommes sont des systèmes, en Province les systèmes deviennent des hommes, et des hommes à passions incessantes, toujours en présence, s’épiant dans leur intérieur, épiloguant leurs discours, s’observant comme deux duellistes prêts à s’enfoncer six pouces de lame au côté à la moindre distraction, et tâchant de se donner des distractions, enfin…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddistractions
  • disrtactions
  • disstractions
  • distarctions
  • distracctions
  • distracitons
  • distractinos
  • distractionns
  • distractionss
  • distractiosn
  • distractoins
  • distracttions
  • distratcions
  • distrcations
  • distrractions
  • disttractions
  • ditsractions
  • dsitractions
  • idstractions

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddistractions1disrtactions2disstractions1distarctions2distracctions1distracitons2distractinos2distractionns1
Edit distance from "distractions"

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 "distractions"?
"distractions" is spelled D-I-S-T-R-A-C-T-I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \dis.tʁak.sjɔ̃\.
What does "distractions" mean?
As a noun, "distractions" means: Pluriel de distraction.
What words are commonly confused with "distractions"?
"distractions" is commonly confused with "distraction", "distinctions", "destructions". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "distractions"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "distractions" 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 "distractions" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list