focalisation

\fɔ.ka.li.za.sjɔ̃\

/\fɔ.ka.li.za.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“focalisation” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #39,302. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,302
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-focalisation · focalisation · French

focalisation · rank #39,302 · 17 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,302
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH flowers

Nearest frequency peer: flowers (-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 « focalisation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « focalisation » 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).

focalisation vs formalisation
85% similar
focalisation vs finalisation
83% similar

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

Key facts for focalisation
PropertyValue
Headwordfocalisation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɔ.ka.li.za.sjɔ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#39,302
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « focalisation »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).focalisationse 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 « flowers » (#39,301), « fondamentalisme » (#39,303), « fle » (#39,300). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « focalisation » est au #39,302. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around focalisation (IPA \fɔ.ka.li.za.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,302 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for focalisation, with forms such as "fcoalisation", "ffocalisation", and "foaclisation". 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, "formalisation", "finalisation", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is focalisation, spelled F-O-C-A-L-I-S-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de focaliser.
  2. 2
    Action de (se) focaliser, recentrage, concentration.
  3. 3
    Point de vue selon lequel un récit est organisé. Concept formé par Gérard Genette, qui distingue focalisation interne, focalisation externe et focalisation zéro.
  4. 4
    Procédé de mise en avant d’une partie d’un énoncé par le déplacement d’une partie de la phrase ou l’ajout de marqueurs spécifiques.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Focalisation motorisée à commande informatique.
  2. La particule de focalisation -te de deuxième position n’est pas obligatoire mais très courante dans cette structure.

Antonyms

défocalisation

This word in other languages

focusing(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fcoalisation
  • ffocalisation
  • foaclisation
  • focailsation
  • focaliastion
  • focalisaiton
  • focalisatino
  • focalisationn
  • focalisatoin
  • focalisattion
  • focalissation
  • focalistaion
  • focallisation
  • focalsiation
  • foccalisation
  • foclaisation
  • ofcalisation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

fcoalisation2ffocalisation1foaclisation2focailsation2focaliastion2focalisaiton2focalisatino2focalisationn1
Edit distance from "focalisation"

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 "focalisation"?
"focalisation" is spelled F-O-C-A-L-I-S-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \fɔ.ka.li.za.sjɔ̃\.
What does "focalisation" mean?
As a noun, "focalisation" means: Action de focaliser.
What words are commonly confused with "focalisation"?
"focalisation" is commonly confused with "formalisation", "finalisation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "focalisation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "focalisation" is \fɔ.ka.li.za.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "focalisation" come from?
"focalisation" 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 "focalisation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

enracinement#39,282gouttelettes#39,323désillusions#39,275déficitaires#39,266

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

hypothermie17 variantsdécomplexée17 variantsinsalubrité17 variantscoopératifs17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list