introduction

\ɛ̃.tʁɔ.dyk.sjɔ̃\

/\ɛ̃.tʁɔ.dyk.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“introduction” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,080. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,080
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’introduire, de faire entrer une chose dans une autre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-introduction · introduction · French

introduction · rank #3,080 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,080
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH liées

Nearest frequency peer: liées (+2 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 « introduction »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « introduction » 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).

introduction vs introductions
92% similar

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

Key facts for introduction
PropertyValue
Headwordintroduction
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.tʁɔ.dyk.sjɔ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#3,080
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « introduction »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).introductionse 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 « liées » (#3,082), « horreur » (#3,077), « logements » (#3,083). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « introduction » est au #3,080. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around introduction (IPA \ɛ̃.tʁɔ.dyk.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,080 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for introduction, with forms such as "inntroduction", "inrtoduction", and "intorduction". 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, "introductions", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is introduction, spelled I-N-T-R-O-D-U-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’introduire, de faire entrer une chose dans une autre.
  2. 2
    L’introduction d’une instance, Le commencement d’une procédure à quelque tribunal.
  3. 3
    Mise en place.
  4. 4
    Action d’introduire quelqu’un.
  5. 5
    Ce qui sert comme d’entrée, d’acheminement ou de préparation à une science, à une étude, etc.
  6. 6
    Sorte d’avertissement explicatif qu’on met en tête d’un ouvrage.
  7. 7
    Quelques accords, du prélude plus ou moins développé qui préparent, dans une œuvre symphonique, l’entrée du thème ; dans une œuvre lyrique, le lever du rideau.
  8. 8
    Premier paragraphe d’une rédaction ou dissertation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. C'est en 1875 que Copeman a proposé la dilatation du col par l’introduction du doigt contre l’hyperemesis gravidarum ; l'auteur publie deux faits favorables à la méthode.
  2. Une étude récente a démontré que les chances de valider son billet de train dès la première introduction dans le composteur sont de 1 sur 200 000 et qu'en moyenne, […].

Antonyms

conclusiondéveloppement

This word in other languages

introduction(English)introducción(Español)Einleitung(Deutsch)introdução(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inntroduction
  • inrtoduction
  • intorduction
  • intrdouction
  • introdcution
  • introdduction
  • introducction
  • introduciton
  • introductino
  • introductionn
  • introductoin
  • introducttion
  • introdutcion
  • introudction
  • intrroduction
  • inttroduction
  • itnroduction
  • nitroduction

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of introduction - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

inntroduction1inrtoduction2intorduction2intrdouction2introdcution2introdduction1introducction1introduciton2
Edit distance from "introduction"

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 "introduction"?
"introduction" is spelled I-N-T-R-O-D-U-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.tʁɔ.dyk.sjɔ̃\.
What does "introduction" mean?
As a noun, "introduction" means: Action d’introduire, de faire entrer une chose dans une autre.
What words are commonly confused with "introduction"?
"introduction" is commonly confused with "introductions". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "introduction"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "introduction" is \ɛ̃.tʁɔ.dyk.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "introduction" come from?
"introduction" 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 "introduction", 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).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list