figuration

\fi.ɡy.ʁa.sjɔ̃\

/\fi.ɡy.ʁa.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“figuration” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #25,315. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,315
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-figuration · figuration · French

figuration · rank #25,315 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,315
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH faubourgs

Nearest frequency peer: faubourgs (-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 « figuration »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « figuration » 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).

figuration vs filtration
80% similar
figuration vs figuratif
80% similar

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

Key facts for figuration
PropertyValue
Headwordfiguration
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fi.ɡy.ʁa.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#25,315
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « figuration »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).figurationse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « faubourgs » (#25,314), « flatter » (#25,316), « flip » (#25,317). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « figuration » est au #25,315. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around figuration (IPA \fi.ɡy.ʁa.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,315 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for figuration, with forms such as "ffiguration", "fgiuration", and "figguration". 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. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "filtration", "figuratif", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is figuration, spelled F-I-G-U-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Formation.
  2. 2
    Ensemble des figurants ou figurantes d’un théâtre ou d’une pièce.
  3. 3
    La partie du spectacle dont sont chargés les figurants.
  4. 4
    Situation de celle ou de celui qui n'a aucun rôle dans un groupe humain.
  5. 5
    Action de rendre visible par une figure.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Et si cette colline d'argile est couronnée de rochers calcaires, la durée du temps, que je réduis à quatorze mille ans, ne doit-elle pas être augmentée de celui qui a été nécessaire pour le transport des coquillages dont la colline est surmontée, et cette durée si longue n'a-t-elle pas encore été suivie du temps nécessaire à la pétrification et au dessèch…
  2. Je gagerais que le chef de la figuration du Châtelet ne me reconnaitrait pas, s'il passait à côté de moi dans la rue, reprit Alain.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffiguration
  • fgiuration
  • figguration
  • figruation
  • figuartion
  • figuraiton
  • figuratino
  • figurationn
  • figuratoin
  • figurattion
  • figurration
  • figurtaion
  • fiugration
  • ifguration

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffiguration1fgiuration2figguration1figruation2figuartion2figuraiton2figuratino2figurationn1
Edit distance from "figuration"

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 "figuration"?
"figuration" is spelled F-I-G-U-R-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \fi.ɡy.ʁa.sjɔ̃\.
What does "figuration" mean?
As a noun, "figuration" means: Formation.
What words are commonly confused with "figuration"?
"figuration" is commonly confused with "filtration", "figuratif". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "figuration"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "figuration" is \fi.ɡy.ʁa.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "figuration" come from?
"figuration" 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 "figuration", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list