intrusion

\ɛ̃.tʁy.zjɔ̃\

/\ɛ̃.tʁy.zjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“intrusion” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,063. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,063
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action par laquelle on s’introduit, contre le droit ou la forme, dans un terrain privé ou interdit.

Corpus desk

Index FR-intrusion · intrusion · French

intrusion · rank #14,063 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,063
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH intervenant

Nearest frequency peer: intervenant (-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 « intrusion »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « intrusion » 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).

intrusion vs intrusions
90% similar
intrusion vs infusion
78% similar
intrusion vs inclusion
78% similar

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

Key facts for intrusion
PropertyValue
Headwordintrusion
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.tʁy.zjɔ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#14,063
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « intrusion »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).intrusionse 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 « intervenant » (#14,062), « ion » (#14,064), « installent » (#14,061). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « intrusion » est au #14,063. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around intrusion (IPA \ɛ̃.tʁy.zjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,063 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for intrusion, with forms such as "inntrusion", "inrtusion", and "intrrusion". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "intrusions", "infusion", "inclusion", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is intrusion, spelled I-N-T-R-U-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action par laquelle on s’introduit, contre le droit ou la forme, dans un terrain privé ou interdit.
  2. 2
    Action par laquelle on s’introduit, contre le droit ou la forme, dans une dignité, dans une charge, dans une société, dans la vie de quelqu’un, etc.
  3. 3
    En littérature, lorsque le narrateur extradiégétique (qui prend en charge le récit et s'exprime normalement à la troisième personne) dit « je », on parle d'intrusion d'auteur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il lui faut vider sa pensée des intrusions de la journée, se désenvahir par ses propres moyens : créer le rien.
  2. Henry Ford a créé un corps d’inspecteurs chargés d’aller vérifier qu’ils se nourrissent bien, qu’ils dorment correctement, qu’ils ne se dépensent pas inutilement, qu’ils ont un appartement bien aéré… Ford, qui était végétarien, propose même des menus à ses ouvriers. Il exerce une véritable intrusion dans la vie privée, officiellement pour le bien des sala…

This word in other languages

intrusion(English)intrusión(Español)Intrusion(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inntrusion
  • inrtusion
  • intrrusion
  • intrsuion
  • intruison
  • intrusino
  • intrusionn
  • intrusoin
  • intrussion
  • inttrusion
  • intursion
  • itnrusion
  • nitrusion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

inntrusion1inrtusion2intrrusion1intrsuion2intruison2intrusino2intrusionn1intrusoin2
Edit distance from "intrusion"

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 "intrusion"?
"intrusion" is spelled I-N-T-R-U-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.tʁy.zjɔ̃\.
What does "intrusion" mean?
As a noun, "intrusion" means: Action par laquelle on s’introduit, contre le droit ou la forme, dans un terrain privé ou interdit.
What words are commonly confused with "intrusion"?
"intrusion" is commonly confused with "intrusions", "infusion", "inclusion". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "intrusion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intrusion" is \ɛ̃.tʁy.zjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intrusion" come from?
"intrusion" 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 "intrusion", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list