incinération
\ɛ̃.si.ne.ʁa.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“incinération” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #29,391 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #29,391
- frequency rank, French
- 12
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de réduire en cendres.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | incinération |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛ̃.si.ne.ʁa.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #29,391 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “incinération” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for incinération is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛ̃.si.ne.ʁa.sjɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #29,391 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for incinération, with forms such as "icninération", "inccinération", and "incineration". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is incinération, spelled I-N-C-I-N-É-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Action de réduire en cendres.
- 2Action de brûler les morts pour les réduire en cendres.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: icninération,inccinération,incineration,incinnération,incinréation,incinéartion,incinéraiton,incinératino,incinérationn,incinératoin,incinérattion,incinérration,incinértaion,inciénration,incniération,inicnération,inncinération,nicinération
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of incinération - 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.
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.
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Using “incinération”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is I-N-C-I-N-É-R-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɛ̃.si.ne.ʁa.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.