mutations

\my.ta.sjɔ̃\

/\my.ta.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“mutations” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,443. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,443
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-mutations · mutations · French

mutations · rank #11,443 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,443
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH molécule

Nearest frequency peer: molécule (-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 « mutations »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « mutations » 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).

mutations vs mutilations
82% similar
mutations vs mutation
89% similar
mutations vs munitions
78% similar

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

Key facts for mutations
PropertyValue
Headwordmutations
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\my.ta.sjɔ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#11,443
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « mutations »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).mutationsse 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 « molécule » (#11,442), « mutuellement » (#11,444), « Mitchell » (#11,441). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « mutations » est au #11,443. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around mutations (IPA \my.ta.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,443 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de mutation.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for mutations, with forms such as "mmutations", "mtuations", and "muattions". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "mutilations", "mutation", "munitions", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is mutations, spelled M-U-T-A-T-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de mutation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Si l’essor du phénomène associatif (loto des pompiers, des musiciens à la Sainte-Cécile, du club du troisième âge, des parents d’élèves, des anciens combattants, des boulistes, de la paroisse, des chasseurs…) atteste de mutations sociales et favorise des ambiances particulières, il montre aussi la permanence des besoins de la communauté.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmutations
  • mtuations
  • muattions
  • mutaitons
  • mutatinos
  • mutationns
  • mutationss
  • mutatiosn
  • mutatoins
  • mutattions
  • muttaions
  • muttations
  • umtations

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mmutations1mtuations2muattions2mutaitons2mutatinos2mutationns1mutationss1mutatiosn2
Edit distance from "mutations"

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 "mutations"?
"mutations" is spelled M-U-T-A-T-I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \my.ta.sjɔ̃\.
What does "mutations" mean?
As a noun, "mutations" means: Pluriel de mutation.
What words are commonly confused with "mutations"?
"mutations" is commonly confused with "mutilations", "mutation", "munitions". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mutations"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mutations" 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 "mutations" come from?
"mutations" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list