Flammarion

\fla.ma.ʁjɔ̃\

/\fla.ma.ʁjɔ̃\/ name

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The verdict

“Flammarion” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #19,545. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,545
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-flammarion · Flammarion · French

Flammarion · rank #19,545 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,545
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH focaliser

Nearest frequency peer: focaliser (+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 « Flammarion »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Flammarion » 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 Flammarion
PropertyValue
HeadwordFlammarion
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\fla.ma.ʁjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#19,545
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Flammarion »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Flammarionse 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 « focaliser » (#19,546), « foundation » (#19,547), « fellation » (#19,542). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « Flammarion » est au #19,545. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Flammarion (IPA \fla.ma.ʁjɔ̃\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #19,545 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Flammarion, with forms such as "falmmarion", "fflammarion", and "flamamrion". 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 typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Flammarion, spelled F-L-A-M-M-A-R-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille.
  2. 2
    Patronyme de l’astronome Camille Flammarion.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. — Cette belle étoile, dit-il, est un enfer de glace et de feu. Je le tiens de monsieur Camille Flammarion lui-même, qui m’instruit, chaque mois, en d’excellents articles, de toutes les nouveautés du ciel. Vénus présente constamment au soleil la même face, comme la lune à la terre.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • falmmarion
  • fflammarion
  • flamamrion
  • flamarion
  • flammairon
  • flammarino
  • flammarionn
  • flammaroin
  • flammarrion
  • flammraion
  • fllammarion
  • flmamarion
  • lfammarion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

falmmarion2fflammarion1flamamrion2flamarion1flammairon2flammarino2flammarionn1flammaroin2
Edit distance from "Flammarion"

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 "Flammarion"?
"Flammarion" is spelled F-L-A-M-M-A-R-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \fla.ma.ʁjɔ̃\.
What does "Flammarion" mean?
As a proper noun, "Flammarion" means: Nom de famille.
What are common misspellings of "Flammarion"?
Common misspellings include "falmmarion", "fflammarion", "flamamrion", "flamarion", "flammairon". The correct spelling is "Flammarion".
How do you pronounce "Flammarion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Flammarion" is \fla.ma.ʁjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Flammarion" come from?
"Flammarion" 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 "Flammarion", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

foundation#19,547funéraires#19,549exterminer#19,539infrarouge#19,564

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

focaliser13 variantsinduction13 variantsdiminuant13 variantsdigitales13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list