fixation

\fik.sa.sjɔ̃\

/\fik.sa.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“fixation” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,711. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,711
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-fixation · fixation · French

fixation · rank #8,711 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,711
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fouilles

Nearest frequency peer: fouilles (+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 « fixation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « fixation » 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).

fixation vs fiction
75% similar
fixation vs finition
75% similar
fixation vs filiation
78% similar

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

Key facts for fixation
PropertyValue
Headwordfixation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fik.sa.sjɔ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,711
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fixation »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.fixationse 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 « fouilles » (#8,712), « ferons » (#8,709), « fracture » (#8,713). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fixation » est au #8,711. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around fixation (IPA \fik.sa.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,711 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for fixation, with forms such as "ffixation", "fiaxtion", and "fixaiton". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "fiction", "finition", "filiation", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is fixation, spelled F-I-X-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de fixer.
  2. 2
    Fixage, action de fixer sur le support.
  3. 3
    Le fait d'avoir en tête une idée fixe.
  4. 4
    Action de déterminer, de régler définitivement.
  5. 5
    Pièce vissée sur le ski qui permet de fixer les chaussures du skieur.
  6. 6
    Masquage de la frappe pour perturber la reprise d'appuis de l'adversaire. Ne pas confondre avec une feinte.
  7. 7
    Endroit où des personnes s'établissent et demeurent (point de fixation)
  8. 8
    Opération qui préserve un échantillon biologique avant observation en immobilisant et stabilisant ses composants, afin d’éviter l’autolyse et les artefacts.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La fixation d’un poteau dans la terre.
  2. La fixation de l’azote.

Synonyms

fixage

This word in other languages

fixation(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffixation
  • fiaxtion
  • fixaiton
  • fixatino
  • fixationn
  • fixatoin
  • fixattion
  • fixtaion
  • fixxation
  • fxiation
  • ifxation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffixation1fiaxtion2fixaiton2fixatino2fixationn1fixatoin2fixattion1fixtaion2
Edit distance from "fixation"

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 "fixation"?
"fixation" is spelled F-I-X-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \fik.sa.sjɔ̃\.
What does "fixation" mean?
As a noun, "fixation" means: Action de fixer.
What words are commonly confused with "fixation"?
"fixation" is commonly confused with "fiction", "finition", "filiation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fixation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fixation" is \fik.sa.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fixation" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fouilles#8,712fracture#8,713habitent#8,718employer#8,700

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

fusillade11 variantsgénérer11 variantshésiter11 variantsdétaillée11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list