extrapolation

Name: extrapolation, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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\eks.tʁa.pɔ.la.sjɔ̃\

/\eks.tʁa.pɔ.la.sjɔ̃\/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“extrapolation” has 19 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #40,263. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,263
frequency rank, French: 3,255
“E” headwords: 19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Déduction, généralisation à partir de données partielles.

Corpus desk

Index FR-extrapolation · extrapolation · French

extrapolation · rank #40,263 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #40,263
LEN-MEGA 13 letters
VOW-6 6 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 19 variants
BOOK-MID 3,255
PHOTO-FINISH extensible

Nearest frequency peer: extensible (-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.

expirer

59,740
extensible

59,739
extrapolati…

59,738
exécutoire

59,737
fabrications

59,736
fakir

59,735

What this shows « extrapolation » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Key facts for extrapolation
Property	Value
Headword	extrapolation
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\eks.tʁa.pɔ.la.sjɔ̃\
Letters	13
Frequency rank	#40,263
Misspellings tracked	19
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « extrapolation »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).extrapolationse place ici:

#40,263

#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 « extensible » (#40,262), « exécutoire » (#40,264), « expirer » (#40,261). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « extrapolation » est au #40,263. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around extrapolation (IPA \eks.tʁa.pɔ.la.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,263 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for extrapolation, with forms such as "etxrapolation", "exrtapolation", and "extarpolation". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 extrapolation, spelled E-X-T-R-A-P-O-L-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

1
Déduction, généralisation à partir de données partielles.
2
Fait de prolonger des faits observés par une hypothèse allant dans le même sens.
3
Estimation de la valeur d'une fonction en dehors des données connues.

This word in other languages

extrapolation(English)Extrapolation(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

etxrapolation
exrtapolation
extarpolation
extraoplation
extraploation
extrapoaltion
extrapolaiton
extrapolatino
extrapolationn
extrapolatoin
extrapolattion
extrapollation
extrapoltaion
extrappolation
extrpaolation
extrrapolation
exttrapolation
exxtrapolation
xetrapolation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of extrapolation - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "extrapolation"

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 "extrapolation"?

"extrapolation" is spelled E-X-T-R-A-P-O-L-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \eks.tʁa.pɔ.la.sjɔ̃\.

What does "extrapolation" mean?

As a noun, "extrapolation" means: Déduction, généralisation à partir de données partielles.

What are common misspellings of "extrapolation"?

Common misspellings include "etxrapolation", "exrtapolation", "extarpolation", "extraoplation", "extraploation". The correct spelling is "extrapolation".

How do you pronounce "extrapolation"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "extrapolation" is \eks.tʁa.pɔ.la.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "extrapolation" come from?

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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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Similar misspelling depth

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