inception

\ɪn.ˈsɛp.ʃən\

/\ɪn.ˈsɛp.ʃən\/ noun

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The verdict

“inception” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,227. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,227
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-inception · inception · French

inception · rank #46,227 · 13 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,227
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH incandescence

Nearest frequency peer: incandescence (-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 « inception »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « inception » 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).

inception vs Intention
67% similar
inception vs invention
78% similar
inception vs infection
78% similar

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

Key facts for inception
PropertyValue
Headwordinception
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɪn.ˈsɛp.ʃən\
Letters9
Frequency rank#46,227
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « inception »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).inceptionse 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 « incandescence » (#46,226), « incontrôlée » (#46,228), « impédance » (#46,225). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « inception » est au #46,227. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around inception (IPA \ɪn.ˈsɛp.ʃən\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,227 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Commencement, début.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for inception, with forms such as "icneption", "incception", and "incepiton". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Intention", "invention", "infection", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is inception, spelled I-N-C-E-P-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Commencement, début.

Antonyms

end

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • icneption
  • incception
  • incepiton
  • incepption
  • inceptino
  • inceptionn
  • inceptoin
  • incepttion
  • incetpion
  • incpetion
  • inecption
  • innception
  • niception

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

icneption2incception1incepiton2incepption1inceptino2inceptionn1inceptoin2incepttion1
Edit distance from "inception"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

impédance#46,225impromptu#46,224indigents#46,231hormonaux#46,214

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

génomique13 variantsfonderies13 variantsexacerber13 variantsentendeur13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list