lamentations

\la.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\

/\la.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“lamentations” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #33,753. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,753
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-lamentations · lamentations · French

lamentations · rank #33,753 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,753
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lalande

Nearest frequency peer: Lalande (-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 « lamentations »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « lamentations » 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 lamentations
PropertyValue
Headwordlamentations
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\la.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#33,753
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « lamentations »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.lamentationsse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Lalande » (#33,752), « landau » (#33,754), « leitmotiv » (#33,755). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lamentations » est au #33,753. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around lamentations (IPA \la.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,753 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de lamentation.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for lamentations, with forms such as "almentations", "laemntations", and "lamenattions". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is lamentations, spelled L-A-M-E-N-T-A-T-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de lamentation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. « Elles feront un procès-verbal, » ajoute Bossuet, en regardant, comme pour les pressentir, la mère Agnès et la sœur Sainte-Thérèse ? Péréfixe rappelant, à ce propos, les cris, les pleurs, les lamentations qu’on avait vus, à Port-Royal, le 26 août de l’année précédente, « Il faut les excuser, monseigneur (observa la mère Agnès), ce sont de pauvres filles…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • almentations
  • laemntations
  • lamenattions
  • lamenntations
  • lamentaitons
  • lamentatinos
  • lamentationns
  • lamentationss
  • lamentatiosn
  • lamentatoins
  • lamentattions
  • lamenttaions
  • lamenttations
  • lametnations
  • lammentations
  • lamnetations
  • llamentations
  • lmaentations

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

almentations2laemntations2lamenattions2lamenntations1lamentaitons2lamentatinos2lamentationns1lamentationss1
Edit distance from "lamentations"

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 "lamentations"?
"lamentations" is spelled L-A-M-E-N-T-A-T-I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \la.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\.
What does "lamentations" mean?
As a noun, "lamentations" means: Pluriel de lamentation.
What are common misspellings of "lamentations"?
Common misspellings include "almentations", "laemntations", "lamenattions", "lamenntations", "lamentaitons". The correct spelling is "lamentations".
How do you pronounce "lamentations"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lamentations" is \la.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lamentations" come from?
"lamentations" 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 "lamentations", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list