notation

\no.ta.sjɔ̃\

/\no.ta.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“notation” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,753. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,753
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action, manière d’indiquer, de représenter par des signes convenus.

Corpus desk

Index FR-notation · notation · French

notation · rank #10,753 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,753
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH Neil

Nearest frequency peer: Neil (-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 « notation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « notation » 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).

notation vs notion
75% similar
notation vs notations
89% similar
notation vs nation
75% similar

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

Key facts for notation
PropertyValue
Headwordnotation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\no.ta.sjɔ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,753
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « notation »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).notationse 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 « Neil » (#10,752), « néant » (#10,754), « natif » (#10,751). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « notation » est au #10,753. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around notation (IPA \no.ta.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,753 among 1,563 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for notation, with forms such as "nnotation", "noattion", and "notaiton". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "notion", "notations", "nation", and more, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is notation, spelled N-O-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action, manière d’indiquer, de représenter par des signes convenus.
  2. 2
    Évaluation, par une institution spécialisée, de la qualité de crédit d’une entreprise ou d’un État donnant une information codifiée sur la capacité de remboursement des titres de dette émis, mais ne constituant jamais une recommandation d'achat ou de vente.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Notation musicale, prosodique, algébrique.

This word in other languages

notation(English)calificación(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nnotation
  • noattion
  • notaiton
  • notatino
  • notationn
  • notatoin
  • notattion
  • nottaion
  • nottation
  • ntoation
  • ontation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

nnotation1noattion2notaiton2notatino2notationn1notatoin2notattion1nottaion2
Edit distance from "notation"

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 "notation"?
"notation" is spelled N-O-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \no.ta.sjɔ̃\.
What does "notation" mean?
As a noun, "notation" means: Action, manière d’indiquer, de représenter par des signes convenus.
What words are commonly confused with "notation"?
"notation" is commonly confused with "notion", "notations", "nation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "notation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "notation" is \no.ta.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "notation" come from?
"notation" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

parfaits#10,761liquides#10,736remédier#10,776ironique#10,728

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

racheté11 variantsinvestit11 variantsimagines11 variantssuicider11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list