ions

\jɔ̃\

/\jɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“ions” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,978. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,978
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de ion.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ions · ions · French

ions · rank #17,978 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,978
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH instantanée

Nearest frequency peer: instantanée (-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 « ions »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « ions » 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).

ions vs ios
75% similar
ions vs its
50% similar
ions vs iss
50% similar

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

Key facts for ions
PropertyValue
Headwordions
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\jɔ̃\
Letters4
Frequency rank#17,978
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ions »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).ionsse 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 « instantanée » (#17,977), « IRM » (#17,979), « inconsciente » (#17,976). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « ions » est au #17,978. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around ions (IPA \jɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,978 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de ion.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for ions, with forms such as "inos", "ionns", and "ionss". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ios", "its", "iss", and more, 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 ions, spelled I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de ion.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. « Ces deux flux n’ont pas la même concentration en sel. Lorsqu’ils se mélangent naturellement, des ions circulent et créent de l’énergie », détaille Nicolas Heuzé, directeur général de Sweetch Energy.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inos
  • ionns
  • ionss
  • iosn
  • oins

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

inos2ionns1ionss1iosn2oins2
Edit distance from "ions"

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 "ions"?
"ions" is spelled I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \jɔ̃\.
What does "ions" mean?
As a noun, "ions" means: Pluriel de ion.
What words are commonly confused with "ions"?
"ions" is commonly confused with "ios", "its", "iss". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ions"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ions" is \jɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ions" come from?
"ions" 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 "ions", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list