identification

\i.dɑ̃.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\

/\i.dɑ̃.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“identification” has 20 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,570. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,570
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’identifier, de reconnaître quelque chose ou quelqu’un comme correspondant à une définition ou une identité.

Corpus desk

Index FR-identification · identification · French

identification · rank #5,570 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,570
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH house

Nearest frequency peer: house (-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 « identification »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « identification » 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 identification
PropertyValue
Headwordidentification
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\i.dɑ̃.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\
Letters14
Frequency rank#5,570
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « identification »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).identificationse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « house » (#5,569), « identifié » (#5,571), « historien » (#5,568). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « identification » est au #5,570. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around identification (IPA \i.dɑ̃.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,570 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for identification, with forms such as "dientification", "iddentification", and "idenitfication". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is identification, spelled I-D-E-N-T-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’identifier, de reconnaître quelque chose ou quelqu’un comme correspondant à une définition ou une identité.
  2. 2
    Action de s’identifier, de se reconnaître légitimement ou abusivement dans une définition, une identité, un personnage fictif.
  3. 3
    Amalgame aliénant de son identité propre et de ses intérêts avec ceux de quelqu’un d’autre, résultant d’une manipulation ou pour raisons de survie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’important, pour le moment, est de constater que l’identification des musulmans est passée, pour assurer leur sécurité totale, de la désignation vague d’appartenance à un groupe (ahl) à celle, beaucoup plus précise, d’une kabila, symbolisée par un nom qui l’individualise durablement.
  2. Ces progrès permettent d’offrir une série de nouveaux services comme le transfert d’appels, la messagerie vocale ou l’identification de la ligne appelante.

Synonyms

assimilation

Antonyms

projection

This word in other languages

identification(English)identificación(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dientification
  • iddentification
  • idenitfication
  • idenntification
  • identfiication
  • identifciation
  • identiffication
  • identifiaction
  • identificaiton
  • identificatino
  • identificationn
  • identificatoin
  • identificattion
  • identificcation
  • identifictaion
  • identiifcation
  • identtification
  • idetnification
  • idnetification
  • iedntification

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

dientification2iddentification1idenitfication2idenntification1identfiication2identifciation2identiffication1identifiaction2
Edit distance from "identification"

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 "identification"?
"identification" is spelled I-D-E-N-T-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \i.dɑ̃.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\.
What does "identification" mean?
As a noun, "identification" means: Action d’identifier, de reconnaître quelque chose ou quelqu’un comme correspondant à une définition ou une identité.
What are common misspellings of "identification"?
Common misspellings include "dientification", "iddentification", "idenitfication", "idenntification", "identfiication". The correct spelling is "identification".
How do you pronounce "identification"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "identification" is \i.dɑ̃.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "identification" come from?
"identification" 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 "identification", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 14 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