flagellation

\fla.ʒɛl.la.sjɔ̃\

/\fla.ʒɛl.la.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“flagellation” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #45,044. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,044
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-flagellation · flagellation · French

flagellation · rank #45,044 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,044
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH Finley

Nearest frequency peer: Finley (-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 « flagellation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « flagellation » 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
Key facts for flagellation
PropertyValue
Headwordflagellation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fla.ʒɛl.la.sjɔ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#45,044
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « flagellation »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).flagellationse 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 « Finley » (#45,043), « floréal » (#45,045), « figuratif » (#45,042). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « flagellation » est au #45,044. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around flagellation (IPA \fla.ʒɛl.la.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,044 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for flagellation, with forms such as "falgellation", "fflagellation", and "flaegllation". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is flagellation, spelled F-L-A-G-E-L-L-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de flageller ou de se flageller.
  2. 2
    Action de frapper à la façon d'un fouet.
  3. 3
    Peine afflictive, supplice.
  4. 4
    Remède par fustigation, pour retrouver l'excitation sexuelle.
  5. 5
    Tableau représentant la flagellation de Jésus-Christ.
  6. 6
    Ensemble des flagelles d’une cellule.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Faut pas vous gourer, c'est tout cérébral, la flagellation. Y a que des intellectuels pour réclamer l'avoine.
  2. Ahuri par les flagellations de la neige et du vent, le cheval n’avançait plus qu’à grand’peine.

This word in other languages

flagellation(English)flagelación(Español)Auspeitschung(Deutsch)flagelação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • falgellation
  • fflagellation
  • flaegllation
  • flagelaltion
  • flagelation
  • flagellaiton
  • flagellatino
  • flagellationn
  • flagellatoin
  • flagellattion
  • flagelltaion
  • flaggellation
  • flaglelation
  • flgaellation
  • fllagellation
  • lfagellation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

falgellation2fflagellation1flaegllation2flagelaltion2flagelation1flagellaiton2flagellatino2flagellationn1
Edit distance from "flagellation"

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 "flagellation"?
"flagellation" is spelled F-L-A-G-E-L-L-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \fla.ʒɛl.la.sjɔ̃\.
What does "flagellation" mean?
As a noun, "flagellation" means: Action de flageller ou de se flageller.
What are common misspellings of "flagellation"?
Common misspellings include "falgellation", "fflagellation", "flaegllation", "flagelaltion", "flagelation". The correct spelling is "flagellation".
How do you pronounce "flagellation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flagellation" is \fla.ʒɛl.la.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flagellation" come from?
"flagellation" 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 "flagellation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

déraillement#45,001génératrices#45,092discothèques#44,983inconsolable#45,107

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

déprimante16 variantsdéficients16 variantsindigestion16 variantsinvocations16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list