documentation
\dɔ.ky.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“documentation” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #6,604 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #6,604
- frequency rank, French
- 13
- letters
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ensemble de documents recueillis sur une question.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | documentation |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \dɔ.ky.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #6,604 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “documentation” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for documentation is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \dɔ.ky.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #6,604 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for documentation, with forms such as "dcoumentation", "ddocumentation", and "doccumentation". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset -- no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is documentation, spelled D-O-C-U-M-E-N-T-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Ensemble de documents recueillis sur une question.
- 2Action de consulter des documents.
- 3Document.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: dcoumentation,ddocumentation,doccumentation,docmuentation,docuemntation,documenattion,documenntation,documentaiton,documentatino,documentationn,documentatoin,documentattion,documenttaion,documenttation,documetnation,docummentation,documnetation,doucmentation,odcumentation
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of documentation - 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.
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 “documentation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-O-C-U-M-E-N-T-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \dɔ.ky.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.