frictions

\fʁik.sjɔ̃\

/\fʁik.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“frictions” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,967. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,967
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-frictions · frictions · French

frictions · rank #31,967 · 14 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,967
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH framboises

Nearest frequency peer: framboises (-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 « frictions »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « frictions » 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).

frictions vs fiction
78% similar
frictions vs fraction
78% similar
frictions vs factions
78% similar

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

Key facts for frictions
PropertyValue
Headwordfrictions
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fʁik.sjɔ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#31,967
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « frictions »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.frictionsse 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 « framboises » (#31,966), « froc » (#31,968), « focale » (#31,965). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « frictions » est au #31,967. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around frictions (IPA \fʁik.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,967 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de friction.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for frictions, with forms such as "ffrictions", "firctions", and "frcitions". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "fiction", "fraction", "factions", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is frictions, spelled F-R-I-C-T-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de friction.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffrictions
  • firctions
  • frcitions
  • fricctions
  • fricitons
  • frictinos
  • frictionns
  • frictionss
  • frictiosn
  • frictoins
  • fricttions
  • fritcions
  • frrictions
  • rfictions

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffrictions1firctions2frcitions2fricctions1fricitons2frictinos2frictionns1frictionss1
Edit distance from "frictions"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

flashback#31,963fatidique#31,959graduelle#31,981dynasties#31,934

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

framboises14 variantsexaltation14 variantsempiriques14 variantsimitations14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list