occlusion

\ɔ.kly.zjɔ̃\

/\ɔ.kly.zjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“occlusion” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,925. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,925
frequency rank, French
1,642
“O” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fermeture accidentelle, réflexe ou volontaire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-occlusion · occlusion · French

occlusion · rank #46,925 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #46,925
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,642
  • PHOTO-FINISH obligataire

Nearest frequency peer: obligataire (-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 « occlusion »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « occlusion » 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).

occlusion vs occasion
78% similar

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

Key facts for occlusion
PropertyValue
Headwordocclusion
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɔ.kly.zjɔ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#46,925
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « occlusion »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.occlusionse 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 « obligataire » (#46,924), « néoclassique » (#46,923), « oeuvrer » (#46,927). Parmi 1,642 lemmes en « O », « occlusion » est au #46,925. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around occlusion (IPA \ɔ.kly.zjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,925 among 1,642 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for occlusion, with forms such as "coclusion", "occllusion", and "occlsuion". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "occasion", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is occlusion, spelled O-C-C-L-U-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fermeture accidentelle, réflexe ou volontaire.
  2. 2
    Obstruction d'une ouverture naturelle par rapprochement de ses bords.
  3. 3
    Blocage de la vue d'un objet par un autre.
  4. 4
    Articulation faisant intervenir un blocage complet de l’écoulement de l’air au niveau de la bouche, du pharynx ou de la glotte

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Occlusion des paupières, yeux fermés ou clos, paupières closes. Cette affection est caractérisée par une sensibilité exagérée de l'œil à la lumière; de là une contraction spasmodique de l’iris, quelquefois avec occlusion complète de la pupille, de sorte que les personnes nyctalopes voient très-bien pendant la nuit, mais cessent de voir pendant le jour.
  2. Un défaut d’occlusion de la mâchoire, un mauvais appui du pied sur le sol, des chocs et des traumatismes peuvent également déclencher des contractures et douleurs cervico-dorsales.

This word in other languages

occlusion(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • coclusion
  • occllusion
  • occlsuion
  • occluison
  • occlusino
  • occlusionn
  • occlusoin
  • occlussion
  • occulsion
  • oclcusion
  • oclusion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

coclusion2occllusion1occlsuion2occluison2occlusino2occlusionn1occlusoin2occlussion1
Edit distance from "occlusion"

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 "occlusion"?
"occlusion" is spelled O-C-C-L-U-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɔ.kly.zjɔ̃\.
What does "occlusion" mean?
As a noun, "occlusion" means: Fermeture accidentelle, réflexe ou volontaire.
What words are commonly confused with "occlusion"?
"occlusion" is commonly confused with "occasion". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "occlusion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "occlusion" is \ɔ.kly.zjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "occlusion" come from?
"occlusion" 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 "occlusion", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

offusquer#46,928Pampelune#46,939naturiste#46,909pantoufle#46,941

Similar misspelling depth

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

Olympic11 variantsOlympus11 variantspaniques11 variantsmercerie11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list