fragmentation

\fʁaɡ.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\

/\fʁaɡ.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“fragmentation” has 20 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,557. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,557
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de fragmenter, ou fait d’être réduit à l’état de fragments.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fragmentation · fragmentation · French

fragmentation · rank #23,557 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,557
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH followers

Nearest frequency peer: followers (-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 « fragmentation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « fragmentation » 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 fragmentation
PropertyValue
Headwordfragmentation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fʁaɡ.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\
Letters13
Frequency rank#23,557
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fragmentation »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).fragmentationse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « followers » (#23,556), « frite » (#23,558), « frôle » (#23,559). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fragmentation » est au #23,557. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around fragmentation (IPA \fʁaɡ.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,557 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for fragmentation, with forms such as "fargmentation", "ffragmentation", and "fragemntation". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is fragmentation, spelled F-R-A-G-M-E-N-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de fragmenter, ou fait d’être réduit à l’état de fragments.
  2. 2
    Morcellement d’un ensemble abstrait, d’une entité immatérielle qui avait une cohérence interne.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Afin d'éviter la fragmentation des gros calibrés, on remplace les norias élevant les fines brutes contenant de gros calibrés, par des courroies de transport, […].
  2. La digestion commence dans la cavité buccale où se font l’ingestion, la fragmentation et l’humidification des aliments.

Synonyms

atomisationcassuredivisionéclatementmorcellementpulvérisationsegmentation

Antonyms

rassemblementréuniondéfragmentation

This word in other languages

fragmentation(English)fragmentação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fargmentation
  • ffragmentation
  • fragemntation
  • fraggmentation
  • fragmenattion
  • fragmenntation
  • fragmentaiton
  • fragmentatino
  • fragmentationn
  • fragmentatoin
  • fragmentattion
  • fragmenttaion
  • fragmenttation
  • fragmetnation
  • fragmmentation
  • fragmnetation
  • framgentation
  • frgamentation
  • frragmentation
  • rfagmentation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

fargmentation2ffragmentation1fragemntation2fraggmentation1fragmenattion2fragmenntation1fragmentaiton2fragmentatino2
Edit distance from "fragmentation"

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 "fragmentation"?
"fragmentation" is spelled F-R-A-G-M-E-N-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \fʁaɡ.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\.
What does "fragmentation" mean?
As a noun, "fragmentation" means: Action de fragmenter, ou fait d’être réduit à l’état de fragments.
What are common misspellings of "fragmentation"?
Common misspellings include "fargmentation", "ffragmentation", "fragemntation", "fraggmentation", "fragmenattion". The correct spelling is "fragmentation".
How do you pronounce "fragmentation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fragmentation" is \fʁaɡ.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fragmentation", 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 (20 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list