fortifications

\fɔʁ.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\

/\fɔʁ.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“fortifications” has 21 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #16,370. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,370
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
21
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-fortifications · fortifications · French

fortifications · rank #16,370 · 21 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #16,370
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 21 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fonctionnant

Nearest frequency peer: fonctionnant (-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 « fortifications »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « fortifications » 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).

fortifications vs fortification
93% similar

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

Key facts for fortifications
PropertyValue
Headwordfortifications
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɔʁ.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\
Letters14
Frequency rank#16,370
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fortifications »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.fortificationsse 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 « fonctionnant » (#16,369), « Fukushima » (#16,371), « flow » (#16,368). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fortifications » est au #16,370. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around fortifications (IPA \fɔʁ.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,370 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de fortification.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for fortifications, with forms such as "ffortifications", "foritfications", and "forrtifications". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "fortification", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de fortification.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le cardinal ne se contenta pas de faire raser les fortifications de la Rochelle, il voulut encore que celles du Fort-Louis, et la citadelle de Saint-Martin dans l’isle de Rhé fussent entièrement démolies.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffortifications
  • foritfications
  • forrtifications
  • fortfiications
  • fortifciations
  • fortiffications
  • fortifiactions
  • fortificaitons
  • fortificatinos
  • fortificationns
  • fortificationss
  • fortificatiosn
  • fortificatoins
  • fortificattions
  • fortificcations
  • fortifictaions
  • fortiifcations
  • forttifications
  • fotrifications
  • frotifications
  • ofrtifications

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffortifications1foritfications2forrtifications1fortfiications2fortifciations2fortiffications1fortifiactions2fortificaitons2
Edit distance from "fortifications"

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 "fortifications"?
"fortifications" is spelled F-O-R-T-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \fɔʁ.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\.
What does "fortifications" mean?
As a noun, "fortifications" means: Pluriel de fortification.
What words are commonly confused with "fortifications"?
"fortifications" is commonly confused with "fortification". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fortifications"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fortifications" 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 "fortifications" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list