generation

\ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən\

/\ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən\/ noun

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The verdict

“generation” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #18,494. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,494
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-generation · generation · French

generation · rank #18,494 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #18,494
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gandhi

Nearest frequency peer: Gandhi (-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 « generation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « generation » 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).

generation vs générations
73% similar

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

Key facts for generation
PropertyValue
Headwordgeneration
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən\
Letters10
Frequency rank#18,494
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « generation »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).generationse 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 « Gandhi » (#18,493), « gilets » (#18,495), « funk » (#18,492). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « generation » est au #18,494. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around generation (IPA \ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,494 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Génération.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for generation, with forms such as "egneration", "geenration", and "geneartion". 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, "générations", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is generation, spelled G-E-N-E-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Génération.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egneration
  • geenration
  • geneartion
  • generaiton
  • generatino
  • generationn
  • generatoin
  • generattion
  • generration
  • genertaion
  • genneration
  • genreation
  • ggeneration
  • gneeration

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egneration2geenration2geneartion2generaiton2generatino2generationn1generatoin2generattion1
Edit distance from "generation"

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 "generation"?
"generation" is spelled G-E-N-E-R-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən\.
What does "generation" mean?
As a noun, "generation" means: Génération.
What words are commonly confused with "generation"?
"generation" is commonly confused with "générations". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "generation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "generation" is \ˌd͡ʒɛn.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "generation" come from?
"generation" 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 "generation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

graphiste14 variantsimpressionne14 variantsempêchait14 variantsemportent14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list