ionisation

\jɔ.ni.za.sjɔ̃\

/\jɔ.ni.za.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“ionisation” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #47,400. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,400
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-ionisation · ionisation · French

ionisation · rank #47,400 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,400
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH intestines

Nearest frequency peer: intestines (-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 « ionisation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « ionisation » 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
Key facts for ionisation
PropertyValue
Headwordionisation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\jɔ.ni.za.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#47,400
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ionisation »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).ionisationse 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 « intestines » (#47,399), « isolants » (#47,401), « interposés » (#47,398). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « ionisation » est au #47,400. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around ionisation (IPA \jɔ.ni.za.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,400 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Action d’ioniser.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for ionisation, with forms such as "inoisation", "ioinsation", and "ioniastion". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is ionisation, spelled I-O-N-I-S-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’ioniser.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Or une ionisation indépendante des deux réactifs eût voulu que le même bromure, le tertiaire par exemple, s’ionisât plus vite que les deux autres, […].

This word in other languages

ionization(English)Ionisation(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inoisation
  • ioinsation
  • ioniastion
  • ionisaiton
  • ionisatino
  • ionisationn
  • ionisatoin
  • ionisattion
  • ionissation
  • ionistaion
  • ionnisation
  • ionsiation
  • oinisation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

inoisation2ioinsation2ioniastion2ionisaiton2ionisatino2ionisationn1ionisatoin2ionisattion1
Edit distance from "ionisation"

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 "ionisation"?
"ionisation" is spelled I-O-N-I-S-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \jɔ.ni.za.sjɔ̃\.
What does "ionisation" mean?
As a noun, "ionisation" means: Action d’ioniser.
What are common misspellings of "ionisation"?
Common misspellings include "inoisation", "ioinsation", "ioniastion", "ionisaiton", "ionisatino". The correct spelling is "ionisation".
How do you pronounce "ionisation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ionisation" is \jɔ.ni.za.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ionisation" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

intestines#47,399interposés#47,398incestueux#47,392illuminent#47,388

Similar misspelling depth

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

Kirchner13 variantsKirkland13 variantshipsters13 variantsharcelés13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list