fécondation

\fe.kɔ̃.da.sjɔ̃\

/\fe.kɔ̃.da.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“fécondation” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,981. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,981
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de féconder ; résultat de cette action.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fecondation · fécondation · French

fécondation · rank #24,981 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #24,981
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fugitif

Nearest frequency peer: fugitif (-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 « fécondation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « fécondation » 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).

fécondation vs fondation
82% similar

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

Key facts for fécondation
PropertyValue
Headwordfécondation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fe.kɔ̃.da.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#24,981
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fécondation »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).fécondationse 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 « fugitif » (#24,980), « gaine » (#24,982), « frustrés » (#24,979). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fécondation » est au #24,981. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around fécondation (IPA \fe.kɔ̃.da.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,981 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for fécondation, with forms such as "fcéondation", "fecondation", and "ffécondation". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "fondation", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is fécondation, spelled F-É-C-O-N-D-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de féconder ; résultat de cette action.
  2. 2
    Action pour une personne du susciter efficacement un effort de création chez une autre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les reproducteurs ont absolument besoin d'eau avant et pendant la ponte ; sans quoi la fécondation n'a pas lieu (et tous les œufs sont clairs).
  2. Une autre condition pour la formation des graines est que la pollinisation qui assure la fécondation puisse se produire. Or il arrive souvent que la pollinisation doive être effectuée par un insecte (quelquefois oiseau, mollusque...) déterminé. Dans ce cas l'aire de l'insecte pollinisateur limite celle de la plante.

Synonyms

conceptionfertilisation

This word in other languages

conception(English)fecundación(Español)Befruchtung(Deutsch)fertilização(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fcéondation
  • fecondation
  • ffécondation
  • féccondation
  • fécnodation
  • fécodnation
  • féconadtion
  • fécondaiton
  • fécondatino
  • fécondationn
  • fécondatoin
  • fécondattion
  • féconddation
  • fécondtaion
  • féconndation
  • féocndation
  • éfcondation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

fcéondation2fecondation1ffécondation1féccondation1fécnodation2fécodnation2féconadtion2fécondaiton2
Edit distance from "fécondation"

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 "fécondation"?
"fécondation" is spelled F-É-C-O-N-D-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \fe.kɔ̃.da.sjɔ̃\.
What does "fécondation" mean?
As a noun, "fécondation" means: Action de féconder ; résultat de cette action.
What words are commonly confused with "fécondation"?
"fécondation" is commonly confused with "fondation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fécondation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fécondation" is \fe.kɔ̃.da.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fécondation" come from?
"fécondation" 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 "fécondation", 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).

débrancher17 variantspréparateur17 variantsaveuglément17 variantspénitencier17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list