locomotion

\lɔ.kɔ.mɔ.sjɔ̃\

/\lɔ.kɔ.mɔ.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“locomotion” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #33,761. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,761
frequency rank, French
2,567
“L” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Changement de lieu en vertu de la faculté locomotrice.

Corpus desk

Index FR-locomotion · locomotion · French

locomotion · rank #33,761 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #33,761
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,567
  • PHOTO-FINISH lobbyistes

Nearest frequency peer: lobbyistes (-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 « locomotion »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « locomotion » 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).

locomotion vs locomotive
80% similar

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

Key facts for locomotion
PropertyValue
Headwordlocomotion
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\lɔ.kɔ.mɔ.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#33,761
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « locomotion »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.locomotionse 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 « lobbyistes » (#33,760), « Loiseau » (#33,762), « livreurs » (#33,759). Parmi 2,567 lemmes en « L », « locomotion » est au #33,761. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around locomotion (IPA \lɔ.kɔ.mɔ.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,761 among 2,567 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Changement de lieu en vertu de la faculté locomotrice.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for locomotion, with forms such as "lcoomotion", "llocomotion", and "loccomotion". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "locomotive", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is locomotion, spelled L-O-C-O-M-O-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Changement de lieu en vertu de la faculté locomotrice.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. C'est à l'occasion du Saint-Léger gagné par Elis que l'on usa pour la première fois d'un van comme mode de locomotion pour les chevaux. Ce fut l'occasion d'un coup monstre.
  2. La préoccupation qui, chez les hommes, semble dominer toutes les autres, c’est celle de la vitesse obtenue soit par leurs propres moyens, soit par des instruments, et des appareils de locomotion, au perfectionnement desquels ils appliquent le meilleur de leur ingéniosité et de leurs facultés inventives.

This word in other languages

locomotion(English)Fortbewegung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lcoomotion
  • llocomotion
  • loccomotion
  • locmootion
  • locommotion
  • locomoiton
  • locomotino
  • locomotionn
  • locomotoin
  • locomottion
  • locomtoion
  • locoomtion
  • loocmotion
  • olcomotion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lcoomotion2llocomotion1loccomotion1locmootion2locommotion1locomoiton2locomotino2locomotionn1
Edit distance from "locomotion"

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 "locomotion"?
"locomotion" is spelled L-O-C-O-M-O-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \lɔ.kɔ.mɔ.sjɔ̃\.
What does "locomotion" mean?
As a noun, "locomotion" means: Changement de lieu en vertu de la faculté locomotrice.
What words are commonly confused with "locomotion"?
"locomotion" is commonly confused with "locomotive". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "locomotion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "locomotion" is \lɔ.kɔ.mɔ.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "locomotion" come from?
"locomotion" 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 "locomotion", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

lobbyistes#33,760maintenait#33,770maladroits#33,772itinérants#33,742

Similar misspelling depth

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

légionnaire14 variantsmajorités14 variantsNottingham14 variantspackaging14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list