irruption
\i.ʁyp.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“irruption” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #16,398. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #16,398
- frequency rank, French
- 142,603
- “I” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Entrée soudaine et imprévue des ennemis dans un pays, ordinairement accompagnée de dégât et de ravage.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | irruption |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \i.ʁyp.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #16,398 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “irruption” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around irruption (IPA \i.ʁyp.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,398 among 142,603 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for irruption, with forms such as "irrpution", "irrupiton", and "irrupption". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is irruption, spelled I-R-R-U-P-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Entrée soudaine et imprévue des ennemis dans un pays, ordinairement accompagnée de dégât et de ravage.
- 2Toute entrée ou intrusion brusque, inattendue ou malvenue.
- 3Débordement, envahissement de la mer, d’un fleuve sur les terres.
- 4Arrivée massive, invasion d'oiseaux hors de leur aire de répartition habituelle.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- irrpution
- irrupiton
- irrupption
- irruptino
- irruptionn
- irruptoin
- irrupttion
- irrutpion
- iruption
- irurption
- riruption
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of irruption - 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.
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.
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Using “irruption”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is I-R-R-U-P-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \i.ʁyp.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.