notions

\nɔ.sjɔ̃\

/\nɔ.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“notions” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,090. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,090
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-notions · notions · French

notions · rank #7,090 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,090
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH moutons

Nearest frequency peer: moutons (-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 « notions »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « notions » 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).

notions vs notons
86% similar
notions vs nation
71% similar
notions vs notion
86% similar

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

Key facts for notions
PropertyValue
Headwordnotions
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\nɔ.sjɔ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,090
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « notions »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.notionsse 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 « moutons » (#7,089), « nus » (#7,091), « mondiaux » (#7,088). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « notions » est au #7,090. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around notions (IPA \nɔ.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,090 among 1,563 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de notion.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for notions, with forms such as "nnotions", "noitons", and "notinos". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "notons", "nation", "notion", and more, 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, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is notions, spelled N-O-T-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de notion.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Tel quel, le récit biblique du Jardin d’Eden ignore les notions de chute et de péché originels.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nnotions
  • noitons
  • notinos
  • notionns
  • notionss
  • notiosn
  • notoins
  • nottions
  • ntoions
  • ontions

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of notions - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

nnotions1noitons2notinos2notionns1notionss1notiosn2notoins2nottions1
Edit distance from "notions"

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 "notions"?
"notions" is spelled N-O-T-I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \nɔ.sjɔ̃\.
What does "notions" mean?
As a noun, "notions" means: Pluriel de notion.
What words are commonly confused with "notions"?
"notions" is commonly confused with "notons", "nation", "notion". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "notions"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "notions" is \nɔ.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "notions" come from?
"notions" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

moutons#7,089Lambert#7,080portion#7,101prudent#7,105

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Jalousie10 variantshabiller10 variantsValérie10 variantsVatican10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list