infraction

\ɛ̃.fʁak.sjɔ̃\

/\ɛ̃.fʁak.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“infraction” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,073. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,073
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Transgression, contravention, violation d’une loi, d’un ordre, d’un engagement, etc.

Corpus desk

Index FR-infraction · infraction · French

infraction · rank #7,073 · 15 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,073
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH inclut

Nearest frequency peer: inclut (-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 « infraction »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « infraction » 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).

infraction vs interaction
82% similar
infraction vs infractions
91% similar
infraction vs inaction
80% similar

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

Key facts for infraction
PropertyValue
Headwordinfraction
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.fʁak.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#7,073
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « infraction »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.infractionse 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 « inclut » (#7,072), « infrastructure » (#7,074), « imprimé » (#7,071). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « infraction » est au #7,073. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around infraction (IPA \ɛ̃.fʁak.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,073 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for infraction, with forms such as "ifnraction", "infarction", and "inffraction". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "interaction", "infractions", "inaction", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is infraction, spelled I-N-F-R-A-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Transgression, contravention, violation d’une loi, d’un ordre, d’un engagement, etc.
  2. 2
    Non-respect.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […] puis enfin, tandis que tous se vantaient de quelque heureuse infraction aux lois, personne ne se souvint qu’il parlait en présence de leur gardien naturel.
  2. Citoyen islandais, M. Jón Kristinsson fut convaincu en 1984 de deux infractions au code de la route par le tribunal correctionnel du district d’Akureyri, qui lui infligea une amende.

Synonyms

contrevenancetransgression

This word in other languages

infringement(English)infracción(Español)Verstoß(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ifnraction
  • infarction
  • inffraction
  • infracction
  • infraciton
  • infractino
  • infractionn
  • infractoin
  • infracttion
  • infratcion
  • infrcation
  • infrraction
  • innfraction
  • inrfaction
  • nifraction

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ifnraction2infarction2inffraction1infracction1infraciton2infractino2infractionn1infractoin2
Edit distance from "infraction"

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 "infraction"?
"infraction" is spelled I-N-F-R-A-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.fʁak.sjɔ̃\.
What does "infraction" mean?
As a noun, "infraction" means: Transgression, contravention, violation d’une loi, d’un ordre, d’un engagement, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "infraction"?
"infraction" is commonly confused with "interaction", "infractions", "inaction". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "infraction"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "infraction" is \ɛ̃.fʁak.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "infraction" come from?
"infraction" 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 "infraction", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

imposition#7,070douloureux#7,051paramètres#7,097progresser#7,103

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

provincial15 variantssensations15 variantsauthentique15 variantsorganisées15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list