intoxication

\ɛ̃.tɔk.si.ka.sjɔ̃\

/\ɛ̃.tɔk.si.ka.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“intoxication” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,461. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,461
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’intoxiquer ou résultat de cette action.

Corpus desk

Index FR-intoxication · intoxication · French

intoxication · rank #17,461 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #17,461
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH ISF

Nearest frequency peer: ISF (+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 « intoxication »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « intoxication » 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).

intoxication vs intoxications
92% similar

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

Key facts for intoxication
PropertyValue
Headwordintoxication
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.tɔk.si.ka.sjɔ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#17,461
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « intoxication »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).intoxicationse 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 « ISF » (#17,462), « instantané » (#17,459), « islamiques » (#17,463). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « intoxication » est au #17,461. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around intoxication (IPA \ɛ̃.tɔk.si.ka.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,461 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for intoxication, with forms such as "inntoxication", "inotxication", and "intoixcation". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "intoxications", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is intoxication, spelled I-N-T-O-X-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’intoxiquer ou résultat de cette action.
  2. 2
    Action de propagande par la désinformation.
  3. 3
    Phénomène social plus ou moins orchestré par lequel on fait croire à la population des choses fausses et néfastes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il peut arriver qu'une sédation presque complète se produise au bout de deux ou quelques jours et que l’intoxication reprenne ensuite.
  2. Et, ayant atteint le point abstrait et illusoire de la désintoxication, c’est-à-dire n’absorbant plus du tout de drogue, il avait achevé de prendre conscience de ce que c’était que l’intoxication. Tandis qu’il semblait physiquement séparé de la drogue, tous les effets en demeuraient dans son être. La drogue avait changé la couleur de sa vie, et alors qu’e…

Synonyms

intox

Antonyms

désintoxication

This word in other languages

poisoning(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inntoxication
  • inotxication
  • intoixcation
  • intoxciation
  • intoxiaction
  • intoxicaiton
  • intoxicatino
  • intoxicationn
  • intoxicatoin
  • intoxicattion
  • intoxiccation
  • intoxictaion
  • intoxxication
  • inttoxication
  • intxoication
  • itnoxication
  • nitoxication

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

inntoxication1inotxication2intoixcation2intoxciation2intoxiaction2intoxicaiton2intoxicatino2intoxicationn1
Edit distance from "intoxication"

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 "intoxication"?
"intoxication" is spelled I-N-T-O-X-I-C-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.tɔk.si.ka.sjɔ̃\.
What does "intoxication" mean?
As a noun, "intoxication" means: Action d’intoxiquer ou résultat de cette action.
What words are commonly confused with "intoxication"?
"intoxication" is commonly confused with "intoxications". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "intoxication"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intoxication" is \ɛ̃.tɔk.si.ka.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intoxication" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "intoxication", 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 (17 here; floor ≥5).

injustement17 variantsmétabolisme17 variantsdélégations17 variantsprojectiles17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list