incantations

\ɛ̃.kɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\

/\ɛ̃.kɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“incantations” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #44,500. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,500
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-incantations · incantations · French

incantations · rank #44,500 · 18 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,500
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH impuni

Nearest frequency peer: impuni (-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 « incantations »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « incantations » 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).

incantations vs incitations
83% similar
incantations vs incantation
92% similar

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

Key facts for incantations
PropertyValue
Headwordincantations
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.kɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#44,500
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « incantations »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).incantationsse 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 « impuni » (#44,499), « incohérente » (#44,501), « imposerait » (#44,498). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « incantations » est au #44,500. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around incantations (IPA \ɛ̃.kɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,500 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de incantation.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for incantations, with forms such as "icnantations", "inacntations", and "incanattions". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "incitations", "incantation", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is incantations, spelled I-N-C-A-N-T-A-T-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de incantation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Chaque homme porte suspendu à son cou le récipient de bois qui contient le barbasco, poison en pâte, fait du suc d’une liane qu’on prépare en grand mystère et qui doit subir, lui aussi, les incantations du sorcier.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • icnantations
  • inacntations
  • incanattions
  • incanntations
  • incantaitons
  • incantatinos
  • incantationns
  • incantationss
  • incantatiosn
  • incantatoins
  • incantattions
  • incanttaions
  • incanttations
  • incatnations
  • inccantations
  • incnatations
  • inncantations
  • nicantations

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

icnantations2inacntations2incanattions2incanntations1incantaitons2incantatinos2incantationns1incantationss1
Edit distance from "incantations"

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 "incantations"?
"incantations" is spelled I-N-C-A-N-T-A-T-I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.kɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\.
What does "incantations" mean?
As a noun, "incantations" means: Pluriel de incantation.
What words are commonly confused with "incantations"?
"incantations" is commonly confused with "incitations", "incantation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "incantations"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incantations" is \ɛ̃.kɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "incantations" come from?
"incantations" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list