fortification

\fɔʁ.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\

/\fɔʁ.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“fortification” has 19 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #33,691. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,691
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de fortifier une ville, une place, de la munir d’ouvrages de défense.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fortification · fortification · French

fortification · rank #33,691 · 19 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #33,691
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH forgée

Nearest frequency peer: forgée (-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 « fortification »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « fortification » 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).

fortification vs fortifications
93% similar

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

Key facts for fortification
PropertyValue
Headwordfortification
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɔʁ.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\
Letters13
Frequency rank#33,691
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fortification »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.fortificationse 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 « forgée » (#33,690), « fières » (#33,689), « fourreau » (#33,693). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fortification » est au #33,691. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around fortification (IPA \fɔʁ.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,691 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for fortification, with forms such as "ffortification", "foritfication", and "forrtification". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "fortifications", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 fortification, spelled F-O-R-T-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de fortifier une ville, une place, de la munir d’ouvrages de défense.
  2. 2
    Cet ouvrage de défense lui-même.
  3. 3
    Zone des anciennes fortifications de Paris après leur démolition.
  4. 4
    Produit ou remède fortifiant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. On travaille à la fortification de la place. - Projet, plan de fortification de tel point de la frontière. - Cours de fortification.
  2. Il examina cette place avec tout le soin possible, pour tâcher de trouver des traces de fortifications en pierres ou en bois, mais ne put rien découvrir.

This word in other languages

fortification(English)Befestigung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffortification
  • foritfication
  • forrtification
  • fortfiication
  • fortifciation
  • fortiffication
  • fortifiaction
  • fortificaiton
  • fortificatino
  • fortificationn
  • fortificatoin
  • fortificattion
  • fortificcation
  • fortifictaion
  • fortiifcation
  • forttification
  • fotrification
  • frotification
  • ofrtification

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffortification1foritfication2forrtification1fortfiication2fortifciation2fortiffication1fortifiaction2fortificaiton2
Edit distance from "fortification"

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 "fortification"?
"fortification" is spelled F-O-R-T-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \fɔʁ.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\.
What does "fortification" mean?
As a noun, "fortification" means: Action de fortifier une ville, une place, de la munir d’ouvrages de défense.
What words are commonly confused with "fortification"?
"fortification" is commonly confused with "fortifications". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fortification"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fortification" is \fɔʁ.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fortification" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list