inhalation

\i.na.la.sjɔ̃\

/\i.na.la.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“inhalation” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #32,019. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,019
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’aspirer, d’absorber par inspiration.

Corpus desk

Index FR-inhalation · inhalation · French

inhalation · rank #32,019 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,019
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH inexorablement

Nearest frequency peer: inexorablement (-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 « inhalation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « inhalation » 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).

inhalation vs inhumation
80% similar
inhalation vs Inflation
70% similar

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

Key facts for inhalation
PropertyValue
Headwordinhalation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\i.na.la.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#32,019
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « inhalation »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).inhalationse 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 « inexorablement » (#32,018), « inoubliables » (#32,020), « indisponibilité » (#32,017). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « inhalation » est au #32,019. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around inhalation (IPA \i.na.la.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,019 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for inhalation, with forms such as "ihnalation", "inahlation", and "inhaaltion". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "inhumation", "Inflation", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is inhalation, spelled I-N-H-A-L-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’aspirer, d’absorber par inspiration.
  2. 2
    Inspiration de certaines substances, telles que l’éther, le chloroforme, etc., dont on se sert pour produire l’anesthésie. Il se dit aussi de l’absorption de gaz ou de vapeurs thérapeutiques.
  3. 3
    Action organique des plantes, par laquelle elles se pénètrent, s’imbibent de l’air, des fluides au milieu desquels elles vivent.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. De loin, l’inhalation paraît amère, vaguement vénéneuse. On l’assimile aux gargarismes, qui laissent dans la bouche un goût fade et cuivré. Mais après tout, on est si mal, la tête lourde et prise. On a soudain l’impression qu’un peu de mieux viendra de la cuisine.
  2. Surveillez toujours un enfant ou une personne âgée en inhalation : la respiration doit être facilitée, l’inhalation agréable.

This word in other languages

inhalation(English)Inhalation(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ihnalation
  • inahlation
  • inhaaltion
  • inhalaiton
  • inhalatino
  • inhalationn
  • inhalatoin
  • inhalattion
  • inhallation
  • inhaltaion
  • inhhalation
  • inhlaation
  • innhalation
  • nihalation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ihnalation2inahlation2inhaaltion2inhalaiton2inhalatino2inhalationn1inhalatoin2inhalattion1
Edit distance from "inhalation"

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 "inhalation"?
"inhalation" is spelled I-N-H-A-L-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \i.na.la.sjɔ̃\.
What does "inhalation" mean?
As a noun, "inhalation" means: Action d’aspirer, d’absorber par inspiration.
What words are commonly confused with "inhalation"?
"inhalation" is commonly confused with "inhumation", "Inflation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "inhalation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inhalation" is \i.na.la.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inhalation" come from?
"inhalation" 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 "inhalation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Lancaster14 variantsfrictions14 variantsframboises14 variantsexaltation14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list