objection

\ɔb.ʒɛk.sjɔ̃\

/\ɔb.ʒɛk.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“objection” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,450. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,450
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ce que l’on oppose à une affirmation, à une proposition, à une demande.

Corpus desk

Index FR-objection · objection · French

objection · rank #11,450 · 13 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,450
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH nœud

Nearest frequency peer: nœud (-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 « objection »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « objection » 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).

objection vs obtention
78% similar
objection vs objective
78% similar
objection vs objections
90% similar

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

Key facts for objection
PropertyValue
Headwordobjection
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔb.ʒɛk.sjɔ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#11,450
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « objection »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.objectionse 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 « nœud » (#11,449), « obtenues » (#11,451), « nourri » (#11,448). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « objection » est au #11,450. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around objection (IPA \ɔb.ʒɛk.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,450 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ce que l’on oppose à une affirmation, à une proposition, à une demande.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for objection, with forms such as "bojection", "obbjection", and "obejction". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "obtention", "objective", "objections", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 objection, spelled O-B-J-E-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ce que l’on oppose à une affirmation, à une proposition, à une demande.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il n'y eut plus ni objections ni réplique, et le comte, s’apercevant qu’il prêchait dans le désert, s’arrêta lui-même et cessa de parler.
  2. Donner des démentis est à la portée du premier imbécile venu. C’est une forme de l’idémisme, de l'automatisme mental. Mais réfuter une objection ! Voilà qui n’est pas votre fait.

This word in other languages

objection(English)objeción(Español)Einwand(Deutsch)objeção(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bojection
  • obbjection
  • obejction
  • objcetion
  • objecction
  • objeciton
  • objectino
  • objectionn
  • objectoin
  • objecttion
  • objetcion
  • objjection
  • ojbection

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bojection2obbjection1obejction2objcetion2objecction1objeciton2objectino2objectionn1
Edit distance from "objection"

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 "objection"?
"objection" is spelled O-B-J-E-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔb.ʒɛk.sjɔ̃\.
What does "objection" mean?
As a noun, "objection" means: Ce que l’on oppose à une affirmation, à une proposition, à une demande.
What words are commonly confused with "objection"?
"objection" is commonly confused with "obtention", "objective", "objections". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "objection"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "objection" is \ɔb.ʒɛk.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "objection" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

mutations#11,443pertinent#11,457portaient#11,459longueurs#11,434

Similar misspelling depth

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

inégalité13 variantsinitiation13 variantssincères13 variantssurcroît13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list