incarcération

\ɛ̃.kaʁ.se.ʁa.sjɔ̃\

/\ɛ̃.kaʁ.se.ʁa.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“incarcération” has 20 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,657. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,657
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’incarcérer ou état de celui qui est incarcéré.

Corpus desk

Index FR-incarceration · incarcération · French

incarcération · rank #21,657 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,657
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH implants

Nearest frequency peer: implants (-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 « incarcération »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « incarcération » 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 incarcération
PropertyValue
Headwordincarcération
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.kaʁ.se.ʁa.sjɔ̃\
Letters13
Frequency rank#21,657
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « incarcération »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.incarcérationse 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 « implants » (#21,656), « inconfortable » (#21,658), « imaginée » (#21,655). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « incarcération » est au #21,657. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around incarcération (IPA \ɛ̃.kaʁ.se.ʁa.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,657 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for incarcération, with forms such as "icnarcération", "inacrcération", and "incacrération". 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, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is incarcération, spelled I-N-C-A-R-C-É-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’incarcérer ou état de celui qui est incarcéré.
  2. 2
    Privation de liberté.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ordonner l’incarcération d’une personne. — Son incarcération dura dix jours.
  2. Aujourd'hui, chacun calé dans sa bulle électromagnétique de Wi-Fi, c'est une autre vie qui commence. Une incarcération chez soi, dans laquelle il sera possible d'avoir accès à tout sans jamais voir personne - pas même son facteur.

Antonyms

décarcérationexcarcération

This word in other languages

incarceration(English)encarcelación(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • icnarcération
  • inacrcération
  • incacrération
  • incarccération
  • incarceration
  • incarcréation
  • incarcéartion
  • incarcéraiton
  • incarcératino
  • incarcérationn
  • incarcératoin
  • incarcérattion
  • incarcérration
  • incarcértaion
  • incarrcération
  • incarécration
  • inccarcération
  • incracération
  • inncarcération
  • nicarcération

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

icnarcération2inacrcération2incacrération2incarccération1incarceration1incarcréation2incarcéartion2incarcéraiton2
Edit distance from "incarcération"

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 "incarcération"?
"incarcération" is spelled I-N-C-A-R-C-É-R-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.kaʁ.se.ʁa.sjɔ̃\.
What does "incarcération" mean?
As a noun, "incarcération" means: Action d’incarcérer ou état de celui qui est incarcéré.
What are common misspellings of "incarcération"?
Common misspellings include "icnarcération", "inacrcération", "incacrération", "incarccération", "incarceration". The correct spelling is "incarcération".
How do you pronounce "incarcération"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incarcération" is \ɛ̃.kaʁ.se.ʁa.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "incarcération" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

inconfortable#21,658participative#21,720concurrentiel#21,577réfrigérateur#21,760

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

insupportables20 variantsvigoureusement20 variantstransformées20 variantsponctuellement20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list