divination

\di.vi.na.sjɔ̃\

/\di.vi.na.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“divination” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #33,214. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,214
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Art de deviner, de prédire l’avenir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-divination · divination · French

divination · rank #33,214 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,214
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH disputait

Nearest frequency peer: disputait (-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 « divination »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « divination » 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).

divination vs domination
80% similar
divination vs déviation
80% similar
divination vs diminution
80% similar

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

Key facts for divination
PropertyValue
Headworddivination
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\di.vi.na.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#33,214
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « divination »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).divinationse 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 « disputait » (#33,213), « diététique » (#33,215), « digestifs » (#33,212). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « divination » est au #33,214. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around divination (IPA \di.vi.na.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,214 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 divination, with forms such as "ddivination", "diivnation", and "diviantion". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "domination", "déviation", "diminution", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 divination, spelled D-I-V-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Art de deviner, de prédire l’avenir.
  2. 2
    Ensemble des moyens employés pour deviner et prédire.
  3. 3
    Dans la recherche, sagacité permettant de retrouver des choses cachées pour lesquelles la logique seule ne suffit pas ; intuition.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Eh bien! c'est un homme d'Hoffmann. Toute la vie, il a cherché à appliquer les cartes et les nombres à la divination de l'avenir; ….
  2. Précisément parce que la divination par les oiseaux était d'un usage universel et que chaque peuple la pratiquait pour son compte, l’auguration toscane n'a guère servi qu'aux Toscans eux-mêmes.

Synonyms

mancieprédictionprédireprésagerprésage

This word in other languages

divination(English)adivinación(Español)previsão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddivination
  • diivnation
  • diviantion
  • divinaiton
  • divinatino
  • divinationn
  • divinatoin
  • divinattion
  • divinnation
  • divintaion
  • divniation
  • divvination
  • dviination
  • idvination

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of divination - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddivination1diivnation2diviantion2divinaiton2divinatino2divinationn1divinatoin2divinattion1
Edit distance from "divination"

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 "divination"?
"divination" is spelled D-I-V-I-N-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \di.vi.na.sjɔ̃\.
What does "divination" mean?
As a noun, "divination" means: Art de deviner, de prédire l’avenir.
What words are commonly confused with "divination"?
"divination" is commonly confused with "domination", "déviation", "diminution". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "divination"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "divination" is \di.vi.na.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "divination" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

diététique#33,215cordeliers#33,192contestées#33,186containers#33,185

Similar misspelling depth

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

digestifs14 variantscritiqués14 variantsdébutante14 variantsenquêtent14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list