fonctions
\fɔ̃k.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“fonctions” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,566. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,566
- frequency rank, French
- 3,276
- “F” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de fonction.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fonctions · fonctions · French
fonctions · rank #1,566 · 14 variants · 9 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #1,566
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,276
- PHOTO-FINISH exploitation
Nearest frequency peer: exploitation (-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 « fonctions »
Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin
- espoir
espoir
98,438 corpus weight
- existence
existence
98,437 corpus weight
- exploitation
exploitation
98,436 corpus weight
- fonctions
fonctions
98,435 corpus weight
- malheureuse…
malheureusement
98,434 corpus weight
- mardi
mardi
98,433 corpus weight
What this shows « fonctions » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fonctions |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fɔ̃k.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #1,566 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fonctions »
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around fonctions (IPA \fɔ̃k.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,566 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de fonction.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for fonctions, with forms such as "ffonctions", "fnoctions", and "focntions". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "function", "fractions", "frictions", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is fonctions, spelled F-O-N-C-T-I-O-N-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de fonction.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how fonctions appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En appliquant ce titre à la mission de Jésus, avec les éléments apocalyptiques qui l’accompagnent, Jean a non seulement ramené dans le présent l’accomplissement des fonctions eschatologiques du Fils de l’homme (résurrection et jugement), mais aussi les caractéristiques propres à cette figure, c’est-à-dire sa gloire et son origine céleste.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ffonctions
- fnoctions
- focntions
- foncctions
- foncitons
- fonctinos
- fonctionns
- fonctionss
- fonctiosn
- fonctoins
- foncttions
- fonnctions
- fontcions
- ofnctions
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fonctions - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
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