manifestation

Name: manifestation, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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\ma.ni.fɛs.ta.sjɔ̃\

/\ma.ni.fɛs.ta.sjɔ̃\/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“manifestation” has 19 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,836. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,836
frequency rank, French: 202,672
“M” headwords: 19
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de rendre perceptible, de faire connaître ce qui est caché.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

manifestation vs manifestations

93% similar

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

Key facts for manifestation
Property	Value
Headword	manifestation
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\ma.ni.fɛs.ta.sjɔ̃\
Letters	13
Frequency rank	#2,836
Misspellings tracked	19
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “manifestation” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). manifestation lands here:

#2,836

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around manifestation (IPA \ma.ni.fɛs.ta.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,836 among 202,672 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for manifestation, with forms such as "amnifestation", "mainfestation", and "manfiestation". 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 also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "manifestations", 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is manifestation, spelled M-A-N-I-F-E-S-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

1
Action de rendre perceptible, de faire connaître ce qui est caché.
2
Ce qui rend apparente, perceptible l'existence de quelque chose. S'emploie principalement pour la maladie.
3
Représentation publique ostentatoire.
4
Rassemblement ou mouvement ayant pour objet de rendre publiques les revendications d’un groupe, d’un parti.
5
Rassemblement de personnes pour des festivités ou des activités professionnelles ou commerciales.
6
Monde tangible, création, par opposition au monde invisible et éternel.

Synonyms

expression marque signe témoignage démonstration manif protestation veillée démonstration événement évènement rassemblement

This word in other languages

manifestation(English)manifestación(Español)Kundgebung(Deutsch)manifestação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

amnifestation
mainfestation
manfiestation
maniefstation
manifesattion
manifesstation
manifestaiton
manifestatino
manifestationn
manifestatoin
manifestattion
manifesttaion
manifesttation
manifetsation
maniffestation
manifsetation
mannifestation
mmanifestation
mnaifestation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "manifestation"

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 "manifestation"?

"manifestation" is spelled M-A-N-I-F-E-S-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ma.ni.fɛs.ta.sjɔ̃\.

What does "manifestation" mean?

As a noun, "manifestation" means: Action de rendre perceptible, de faire connaître ce qui est caché.

What words are commonly confused with "manifestation"?

"manifestation" is commonly confused with "manifestations". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "manifestation"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "manifestation" is \ma.ni.fɛs.ta.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "manifestation" come from?

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Using “manifestation”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct French spelling is M-A-N-I-F-E-S-T-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \ma.ni.fɛs.ta.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “manifestations” - see the side-by-side comparison. manifestation vs manifestations
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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.