incompréhension

\ɛ̃.kɔ̃.pʁe.ɑ̃.sjɔ̃\

/\ɛ̃.kɔ̃.pʁe.ɑ̃.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“incompréhension” has 24 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,813. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,813
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
24
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - État de ce qui est incompris.

Corpus desk

Index FR-incomprehension · incompréhension · French

incompréhension · rank #13,813 · 24 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,813
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 24 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH hésitent

Nearest frequency peer: hésitent (-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 « incompréhension »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « incompréhension » 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 incompréhension
PropertyValue
Headwordincompréhension
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.kɔ̃.pʁe.ɑ̃.sjɔ̃\
Letters15
Frequency rank#13,813
Misspellings tracked24
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « incompréhension »

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « hésitent » (#13,812), « influent » (#13,814), « héroïque » (#13,811). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « incompréhension » est au #13,813. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 24 spelling variants around incompréhension (IPA \ɛ̃.kɔ̃.pʁe.ɑ̃.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,813 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "État de ce qui est incompris.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 24 likely wrong-spelling variants for incompréhension, with forms such as "icnompréhension", "inccompréhension", and "incmopréhension". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is incompréhension, spelled I-N-C-O-M-P-R-É-H-E-N-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    État de ce qui est incompris.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Devant cette morne incompréhension, Jacques se sentit pris de rage et de désespoir.
  2. […], car les Anglais se distinguent par une extraordinaire incompréhension de la lutte de classe ; leur pensée est restée très dominée par des influences médiévales : la corporation, […], leur apparaît toujours comme l’idéal de l’organisation ouvrière ; […].

Synonyms

mécompréhension

This word in other languages

incomprensión(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • icnompréhension
  • inccompréhension
  • incmopréhension
  • incommpréhension
  • incomppréhension
  • incomprehension
  • incomprhéension
  • incomprréhension
  • incompréehnsion
  • incompréhenison
  • incompréhennsion
  • incompréhensino
  • incompréhensionn
  • incompréhensoin
  • incompréhenssion
  • incompréhesnion
  • incompréhhension
  • incompréhnesion
  • incompérhension
  • incomrpéhension
  • incopmréhension
  • inncompréhension
  • inocmpréhension
  • nicompréhension

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of incompréhension - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

icnompréhension2inccompréhension1incmopréhension2incommpréhension1incomppréhension1incomprehension1incomprhéension2incomprréhension1
Edit distance from "incompréhension"

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 "incompréhension"?
"incompréhension" is spelled I-N-C-O-M-P-R-É-H-E-N-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.kɔ̃.pʁe.ɑ̃.sjɔ̃\.
What does "incompréhension" mean?
As a noun, "incompréhension" means: État de ce qui est incompris.
What are common misspellings of "incompréhension"?
Common misspellings include "icnompréhension", "inccompréhension", "incmopréhension", "incommpréhension", "incomppréhension". The correct spelling is "incompréhension".
How do you pronounce "incompréhension"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incompréhension" is \ɛ̃.kɔ̃.pʁe.ɑ̃.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "incompréhension" come from?
"incompréhension" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (24 here; floor ≥5).

approximativement24 variantsexceptionnellement24 variantsindépendantiste24 variantsgouvernementales24 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list