mutation

Name: mutation, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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\my.ta.sjɔ̃\

/\my.ta.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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

The verdict

“mutation” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #7,730 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#7,730
frequency rank, French: 8
letters: 11
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Remplacement d’une personne par une autre.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

mutation vs mutations

89% similar

mutation vs mutilation

80% similar

mutation vs munition

75% similar

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

Key facts for mutation
Property	Value
Headword	mutation
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\my.ta.sjɔ̃\
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#7,730
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mutation” 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). mutation lands here:

#7,730

#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 mutation is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \my.ta.sjɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #7,730 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for mutation, with forms such as "mmutation", "mtuation", and "muattion". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "mutations", "mutilation", "munition", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is mutation, spelled M-U-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

1
Remplacement d’une personne par une autre.
2
Remplacement ou changement d’une chose par une autre.
3
Changement.
4
Changement de propriétaire d'un bien immobilier.
5
Changement de localisation d'un poste pour un agent sans qu'il y ait de changement de type de poste.
6
Famille de jeux d’orgue dont chaque note comporte plusieurs tuyaux de différentes longueurs qui émettent les harmoniques.
7
Modification spontanée ou provoquée, le plus souvent héréditaire, du génome d’une cellule, d’un tissu ou d’un organisme.
8
Résultat de cette modification.
9
Changement qui, dans certaines langues comme les langues celtiques et le finnois, affecte certaines consonnes.

This word in other languages

mutation(English)Versetzung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: mmutation,mtuation,muattion,mutaiton,mutatino,mutationn,mutatoin,mutattion,muttaion,muttation,umtation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mutation - 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 "mutation"

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 "mutation"?

"mutation" is spelled M-U-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \my.ta.sjɔ̃\.

What does "mutation" mean?

As a noun, "mutation" means: Remplacement d’une personne par une autre.

What words are commonly confused with "mutation"?

"mutation" is commonly confused with "mutations", "mutilation", "munition". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "mutation"?

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

What language does "mutation" come from?

"mutation" 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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Using “mutation”

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

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