mutilations

\my.ti.la.sjɔ̃\

/\my.ti.la.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“mutilations” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,712. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,712
frequency rank, French
5,038
“M” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-mutilations · mutilations · French

mutilations · rank #30,712 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,712
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,038
  • PHOTO-FINISH méprisent

Nearest frequency peer: méprisent (+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 « mutilations »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « mutilations » 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).

mutilations vs mutations
82% similar
mutilations vs mutilation
91% similar
mutilations vs motivations
82% similar

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

Key facts for mutilations
PropertyValue
Headwordmutilations
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\my.ti.la.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#30,712
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « mutilations »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).mutilationsse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « méprisent » (#30,713), « munies » (#30,710), « narcissisme » (#30,714). Parmi 5,038 lemmes en « M », « mutilations » est au #30,712. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around mutilations (IPA \my.ti.la.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,712 among 5,038 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de mutilation.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for mutilations, with forms such as "mmutilations", "mtuilations", and "muitlations". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "mutations", "mutilation", "motivations", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is mutilations, spelled M-U-T-I-L-A-T-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de mutilation.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmutilations
  • mtuilations
  • muitlations
  • mutialtions
  • mutilaitons
  • mutilatinos
  • mutilationns
  • mutilationss
  • mutilatiosn
  • mutilatoins
  • mutilattions
  • mutillations
  • mutiltaions
  • mutliations
  • muttilations
  • umtilations

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

mmutilations1mtuilations2muitlations2mutialtions2mutilaitons2mutilatinos2mutilationns1mutilationss1
Edit distance from "mutilations"

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 "mutilations"?
"mutilations" is spelled M-U-T-I-L-A-T-I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \my.ti.la.sjɔ̃\.
What does "mutilations" mean?
As a noun, "mutilations" means: Pluriel de mutilation.
What words are commonly confused with "mutilations"?
"mutilations" is commonly confused with "mutations", "mutilation", "motivations". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mutilations"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mutilations" is \my.ti.la.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mutilations" come from?
"mutilations" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

narcissisme#30,714multijoueur#30,709nécessitait#30,722matrimonial#30,700

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

légionnaires16 variantsinterrogeant16 variantsquelconques16 variantsimportateur16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list