perfection

\pɛʁ.fɛk.sjɔ̃\

/\pɛʁ.fɛk.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“perfection” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,737. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,737
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qualité de ce qui est parfait dans son genre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-perfection · perfection · French

perfection · rank #7,737 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,737
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH passions

Nearest frequency peer: passions (-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 « perfection »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « perfection » 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).

perfection vs persécution
73% similar
perfection vs perfectionné
83% similar
perfection vs perception
80% similar

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

Key facts for perfection
PropertyValue
Headwordperfection
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɛʁ.fɛk.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#7,737
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « perfection »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.perfectionse 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 « passions » (#7,736), « plateaux » (#7,738), « parker » (#7,735). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « perfection » est au #7,737. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around perfection (IPA \pɛʁ.fɛk.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,737 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for perfection, with forms such as "eprfection", "pefrection", and "perefction". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "persécution", "perfectionné", "perception", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is perfection, spelled P-E-R-F-E-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qualité de ce qui est parfait dans son genre.
  2. 2
    L’état le plus accompli de la vie religieuse.
  3. 3
    Qualités excellentes, soit de l’âme, soit du corps.
  4. 4
    État parfait.
  5. 5
    Être, chose qui a toutes les qualités.
  6. 6
    Achèvement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. — Elle garde mes vaches, fait le beurre et les fromages à la crème dans la perfection.
  2. C'est pour cela que les catalogues illustrés sur les expositions ont toujours été des entreprises sans lendemain, malgré la perfection des gravures.

Antonyms

imperfection

This word in other languages

perfección(Español)Vollkommenheit(Deutsch)perfeição(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprfection
  • pefrection
  • perefction
  • perfcetion
  • perfecction
  • perfeciton
  • perfectino
  • perfectionn
  • perfectoin
  • perfecttion
  • perfetcion
  • perffection
  • perrfection
  • pperfection
  • prefection

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eprfection2pefrection2perefction2perfcetion2perfecction1perfeciton2perfectino2perfectionn1
Edit distance from "perfection"

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 "perfection"?
"perfection" is spelled P-E-R-F-E-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \pɛʁ.fɛk.sjɔ̃\.
What does "perfection" mean?
As a noun, "perfection" means: Qualité de ce qui est parfait dans son genre.
What words are commonly confused with "perfection"?
"perfection" is commonly confused with "persécution", "perfectionné", "perception". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "perfection"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perfection" is \pɛʁ.fɛk.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perfection" come from?
"perfection" 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 "perfection", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list