germination

\ʒɛʁ.mi.na.sjɔ̃\

/\ʒɛʁ.mi.na.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“germination” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #41,307. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,307
frequency rank, French
2,617
“G” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Processus par lequel une graine ou une spore reprend son développement après une phase de dormance, sous l’effet de conditions favorables (eau, oxygène, température, lumière), et donne naissance à ...

Corpus desk

Index FR-germination · germination · French

germination · rank #41,307 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,307
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,617
  • PHOTO-FINISH garrison

Nearest frequency peer: garrison (-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 « germination »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « germination » 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 germination
PropertyValue
Headwordgermination
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒɛʁ.mi.na.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#41,307
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « germination »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.germinationse 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 « garrison » (#41,306), « gifles » (#41,308), « Gange » (#41,305). Parmi 2,617 lemmes en « G », « germination » est au #41,307. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around germination (IPA \ʒɛʁ.mi.na.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,307 among 2,617 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for germination, with forms such as "egrmination", "gemrination", and "gerimnation". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is germination, spelled G-E-R-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Processus par lequel une graine ou une spore reprend son développement après une phase de dormance, sous l’effet de conditions favorables (eau, oxygène, température, lumière), et donne naissance à un nouvel individu végétal.
  2. 2
    Formation initiale d’un germe cristallin dans une solution, un fondu ou une vapeur, qui précède la croissance du cristal.
  3. 3
    Apparition, développement initial d’une idée, d’un phénomène ou d’un mouvement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Quand l'orge est bien germée, on la porte dans une étuve à courant d'air chaud, appelée touraille ; la chaleur arrête immédiatement la germination.
  2. Plusieurs savants se sont occupés du rôle de l’huile dans la germination des graines oléagineuses. Ils ont examiné la question de deux manières différentes : […].

This word in other languages

germination(English)germinación(Español)germinação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egrmination
  • gemrination
  • gerimnation
  • germiantion
  • germinaiton
  • germinatino
  • germinationn
  • germinatoin
  • germinattion
  • germinnation
  • germintaion
  • germmination
  • germniation
  • gerrmination
  • ggermination
  • gremination

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egrmination2gemrination2gerimnation2germiantion2germinaiton2germinatino2germinationn1germinatoin2
Edit distance from "germination"

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 "germination"?
"germination" is spelled G-E-R-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒɛʁ.mi.na.sjɔ̃\.
What does "germination" mean?
As a noun, "germination" means: Processus par lequel une graine ou une spore reprend son développement après une phase de dormance, sous l’effet de conditions favorables (eau, oxygène, température, lumière), et donne naissance à ...
What are common misspellings of "germination"?
Common misspellings include "egrmination", "gemrination", "gerimnation", "germiantion", "germinaiton". The correct spelling is "germination".
How do you pronounce "germination"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "germination" is \ʒɛʁ.mi.na.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "germination" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gémissement#41,318géophysique#41,320impertinent#41,341elliptiques#41,262

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

encourageait16 variantsintercités16 variantsdéferlante16 variantsmultilingue16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list