lapidation

\la.pi.da.sjɔ̃\

/\la.pi.da.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“lapidation” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,924. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,924
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-lapidation · lapidation · French

lapidation · rank #36,924 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,924
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lair

Nearest frequency peer: Lair (-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 « lapidation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « lapidation » 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 lapidation
PropertyValue
Headwordlapidation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\la.pi.da.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#36,924
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « lapidation »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).lapidationse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Lair » (#36,923), « largo » (#36,925), « laguna » (#36,922). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « lapidation » est au #36,924. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around lapidation (IPA \la.pi.da.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,924 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for lapidation, with forms such as "alpidation", "laipdation", and "lapdiation". 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, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is lapidation, spelled L-A-P-I-D-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de lapider.
  2. 2
    Représentation artistique d’une lapidation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Lapidé ! Nahoum voyait juste. Ma singularité, mon opposition au Temple, cela me conduirait à la lapidation
  2. En 2007, un mémoire, présenté à la commission Bouchard-Taylor, par Bernard Thompson et son acolyte André Drouin, stipulait notamment qu’il était indésirable de tuer les femmes par lapidation ou de les brûler vives à Hérouxville.

This word in other languages

lapidation(English)lapidación(Español)lapidação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alpidation
  • laipdation
  • lapdiation
  • lapiadtion
  • lapidaiton
  • lapidatino
  • lapidationn
  • lapidatoin
  • lapidattion
  • lapiddation
  • lapidtaion
  • lappidation
  • llapidation
  • lpaidation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

alpidation2laipdation2lapdiation2lapiadtion2lapidaiton2lapidatino2lapidationn1lapidatoin2
Edit distance from "lapidation"

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 "lapidation"?
"lapidation" is spelled L-A-P-I-D-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \la.pi.da.sjɔ̃\.
What does "lapidation" mean?
As a noun, "lapidation" means: Action de lapider.
What are common misspellings of "lapidation"?
Common misspellings include "alpidation", "laipdation", "lapdiation", "lapiadtion", "lapidaiton". The correct spelling is "lapidation".
How do you pronounce "lapidation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lapidation" is \la.pi.da.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lapidation" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list