function

\ˈfəŋ(k).ʃən\

/\ˈfəŋ(k).ʃən\/ noun

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The verdict

“function” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #44,471. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,471
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-function · function · French

function · rank #44,471 · 12 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,471
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fumais

Nearest frequency peer: fumais (-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 « function »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « function » 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).

function vs fiction
75% similar
function vs faction
75% similar
function vs fonction
88% similar

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

Key facts for function
PropertyValue
Headwordfunction
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈfəŋ(k).ʃən\
Letters8
Frequency rank#44,471
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « function »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.functionse 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 « fumais » (#44,470), « fusiliers » (#44,472), « frustre » (#44,469). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « function » est au #44,471. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around function (IPA \ˈfəŋ(k).ʃən\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,471 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for function, with forms such as "ffunction", "fnuction", and "fucntion". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "fiction", "faction", "fonction", 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 function, spelled F-U-N-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fonction.
  2. 2
    Fonction.
  3. 3
    Fonction.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffunction
  • fnuction
  • fucntion
  • funcction
  • funciton
  • functino
  • functionn
  • functoin
  • functtion
  • funnction
  • funtcion
  • ufnction

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffunction1fnuction2fucntion2funcction1funciton2functino2functionn1functoin2
Edit distance from "function"

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 "function"?
"function" is spelled F-U-N-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈfəŋ(k).ʃən\.
What does "function" mean?
As a noun, "function" means: Fonction.
What words are commonly confused with "function"?
"function" is commonly confused with "fiction", "faction", "fonction". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "function"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "function" is \ˈfəŋ(k).ʃən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "function" come from?
"function" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Georgina#44,477fentanyl#44,460habillez#44,488espanyol#44,453

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

friandise12 variantsentamées12 variantsdécodage12 variantsdébridée12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list