interdiction

\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.dik.sjɔ̃\

/\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.dik.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“interdiction” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,338. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,338
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’interdire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-interdiction · interdiction · French

interdiction · rank #3,338 · 18 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,338
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH indice

Nearest frequency peer: indice (-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 « interdiction »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « interdiction » 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).

interdiction vs intersection
83% similar
interdiction vs interdictions
92% similar
interdiction vs interaction
83% similar

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

Key facts for interdiction
PropertyValue
Headwordinterdiction
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.dik.sjɔ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#3,338
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « interdiction »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.interdictionse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « indice » (#3,337), « Iran » (#3,339), « galerie » (#3,336). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « interdiction » est au #3,338. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around interdiction (IPA \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.dik.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,338 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for interdiction, with forms such as "inetrdiction", "innterdiction", and "intedriction". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "intersection", "interdictions", "interaction", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is interdiction, spelled I-N-T-E-R-D-I-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’interdire.
  2. 2
    Défense, perpétuelle ou temporaire, de continuer l’exercice de certaines fonctions, faite par sentence ou arrêt, par décision d’une autorité supérieure.
  3. 3
    Privation, déchéance totale ou partielle des droits, prononcée par le juge contre celui qui a été reconnu coupable.
  4. 4
    Action d’ôter à quelqu’un la libre disposition de ses biens, et même de sa personne, quand on reconnaît qu’il est en état d’imbécillité, de démence ou de fureur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’interdiction de fumer ne souffrait aucune exception, mais quelques officiers sortirent dans la galerie pour y chiquer à leur aise.
  2. Pourquoi la fermeture d’une mosquée en France scandalise-t-elle les élites au sud, alors que l’interdiction de bâtir une église au Maghreb est acceptée ?

This word in other languages

prohibition(English)prohibición(Español)Interdikt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inetrdiction
  • innterdiction
  • intedriction
  • interdcition
  • interddiction
  • interdicction
  • interdiciton
  • interdictino
  • interdictionn
  • interdictoin
  • interdicttion
  • interditcion
  • interidction
  • interrdiction
  • intrediction
  • intterdiction
  • itnerdiction
  • niterdiction

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of interdiction - 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.

inetrdiction2innterdiction1intedriction2interdcition2interddiction1interdicction1interdiciton2interdictino2
Edit distance from "interdiction"

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 "interdiction"?
"interdiction" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-D-I-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.dik.sjɔ̃\.
What does "interdiction" mean?
As a noun, "interdiction" means: Action d’interdire.
What words are commonly confused with "interdiction"?
"interdiction" is commonly confused with "intersection", "interdictions", "interaction". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "interdiction"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "interdiction" is \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.dik.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "interdiction" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

déplacement18 variantsnaturellement18 variantsindépendant18 variantsdispositions18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list