irradiation

\i.ʁa.dja.sjɔ̃\

/\i.ʁa.dja.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“irradiation” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #32,866. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,866
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-irradiation · irradiation · French

irradiation · rank #32,866 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,866
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH intonation

Nearest frequency peer: intonation (-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 « irradiation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « irradiation » 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 irradiation
PropertyValue
Headwordirradiation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\i.ʁa.dja.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#32,866
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « irradiation »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.irradiationse 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 « intonation » (#32,865), « irréprochables » (#32,867), « interchangeables » (#32,864). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « irradiation » est au #32,866. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around irradiation (IPA \i.ʁa.dja.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,866 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for irradiation, with forms such as "iradiation", "irardiation", and "irradaition". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is irradiation, spelled I-R-R-A-D-I-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’irradier, de rayonner.
  2. 2
    Action d’irradier, de soumettre à un rayonnement.
  3. 3
    Propagation dans le corps
  4. 4
    Phénomène psycho-physique, illusion d'optique qui fait que lorsque que l'on regarde une figure géométrique blanche sur un fond noir, elle parait plus grande que si on la voit en noir sur un fond blanc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le ciel était pur, le soleil resplendissait, en attendant que la lune, encore perdue dans son irradiation, l'éteignît peu à peu !
  2. L'être pur, c'est Bouddha, l'intelligence suprême et incompréhensible. Il produit tous les mondes par une irradiation éternelle. Cette lumière, qui sort de lui et de qui tout provient, va défaillant toujours de plus en plus, à mesure qu'elle s'éloigne de sa source et se disperse dans l'espace et la durée.

This word in other languages

irradiation(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iradiation
  • irardiation
  • irradaition
  • irraddiation
  • irradiaiton
  • irradiatino
  • irradiationn
  • irradiatoin
  • irradiattion
  • irraditaion
  • irraidation
  • irrdaiation
  • riradiation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

iradiation1irardiation2irradaition2irraddiation1irradiaiton2irradiatino2irradiationn1irradiatoin2
Edit distance from "irradiation"

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 "irradiation"?
"irradiation" is spelled I-R-R-A-D-I-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \i.ʁa.dja.sjɔ̃\.
What does "irradiation" mean?
As a noun, "irradiation" means: Action d’irradier, de rayonner.
What are common misspellings of "irradiation"?
Common misspellings include "iradiation", "irardiation", "irradaition", "irraddiation", "irradiaiton". The correct spelling is "irradiation".
How do you pronounce "irradiation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "irradiation" is \i.ʁa.dja.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "irradiation" come from?
"irradiation" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

infinitif13 variantsLamartine13 variantshébergés13 variantshasardeux13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list