migration

\mi.ɡʁa.sjɔ̃\

/\mi.ɡʁa.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“migration” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #9,516 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#9,516
frequency rank, French
9
letters
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de migrer d’un pays dans un autre pour s’y établir.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

migration vs migrations
90% similar

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

Key facts for migration
PropertyValue
Headwordmigration
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mi.ɡʁa.sjɔ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#9,516
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “migration” 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). migration lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for migration is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mi.ɡʁa.sjɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #9,516 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for migration, with forms such as "imgration", "mgiration", and "migartion". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "migrations", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is migration, spelled M-I-G-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de migrer d’un pays dans un autre pour s’y établir.
  2. 2
    Voyage que font certaines espèces d’animaux.
  3. 3
    Passage d'un état existant d’un système d’information ou d'une application vers une cible définie dans un projet ou un programme. Autrement dit, c’est changer de logiciel ou de machine, ce qui peut impliquer des traitements complexes des données déjà existantes.
  4. 4
    Déplacement d'espèces chimiques, par agitation thermique aléatoire (mouvement brownien), sous un gradient de potentiel chimique, sous un gradient de potentiel électrostatique (électrophorèse), sous un gradient de pression (vent, chromatographie), sous l'effet de la pesanteur ou d'une force inertielle.

This word in other languages

migration(English)migración(Español)Migration(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: imgration,mgiration,migartion,miggration,migraiton,migratino,migrationn,migratoin,migrattion,migrration,migrtaion,mirgation,mmigration

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

imgration2mgiration2migartion2miggration1migraiton2migratino2migrationn1migratoin2
Edit distance from "migration"

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 "migration"?
"migration" is spelled M-I-G-R-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \mi.ɡʁa.sjɔ̃\.
What does "migration" mean?
As a noun, "migration" means: Action de migrer d’un pays dans un autre pour s’y établir.
What words are commonly confused with "migration"?
"migration" is commonly confused with "migrations". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "migration"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "migration" is \mi.ɡʁa.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "migration" come from?
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Using “migration”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is M-I-G-R-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \mi.ɡʁa.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “migrations” - see the side-by-side comparison. migration vs migrations
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list