plantation

\plɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\

/\plɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“plantation” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,642. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,642
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-plantation · plantation · French

plantation · rank #12,642 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,642
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH principauté

Nearest frequency peer: principauté (+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 « plantation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « plantation » 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).

plantation vs PlayStation
73% similar
plantation vs plantations
91% similar
plantation vs plantain
80% similar

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

Key facts for plantation
PropertyValue
Headwordplantation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\plɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#12,642
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « plantation »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).plantationse 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 « principauté » (#12,643), « philosophiques » (#12,640), « processeur » (#12,644). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « plantation » est au #12,642. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around plantation (IPA \plɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,642 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 plantation, with forms such as "lpantation", "palntation", and "planattion". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "PlayStation", "plantations", "plantain", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is plantation, spelled P-L-A-N-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de planter.
  2. 2
    Certaine quantité d’arbres plantés dans un même terrain.
  3. 3
    Manière dont certains éléments extérieurs du corps sont implantés.
  4. 4
    Établissements agricoles dans les colonies.
  5. 5
    Manière de camper un personnage.
  6. 6
    Façon de présenter un fait, une action, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les cannes flèchent au mois d'août, c'est-à-dire, vers le dixième mois de leur plantation ; au moment de la floraison la canne est creuse; aussi se garde-t-on bien de la récolter à cette époque ; […].
  2. On ne doit employer le crud-ammoniac qu'après l’avoir abandonné à l’air pendant un certain temps, ou l’avoir répandu dans le sol plusieurs mois avant les semailles ou plantations.

This word in other languages

planting(English)plantación(Español)Anpflanzung(Deutsch)plantação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpantation
  • palntation
  • planattion
  • planntation
  • plantaiton
  • plantatino
  • plantationn
  • plantatoin
  • plantattion
  • planttaion
  • planttation
  • platnation
  • pllantation
  • plnatation
  • pplantation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lpantation2palntation2planattion2planntation1plantaiton2plantatino2plantationn1plantatoin2
Edit distance from "plantation"

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 "plantation"?
"plantation" is spelled P-L-A-N-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \plɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\.
What does "plantation" mean?
As a noun, "plantation" means: Action de planter.
What words are commonly confused with "plantation"?
"plantation" is commonly confused with "PlayStation", "plantations", "plantain". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "plantation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plantation" is \plɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "plantation" come from?
"plantation" 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 "plantation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

processeur#12,644pathologie#12,635réunissent#12,667seigneurie#12,670

Similar misspelling depth

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

subitement15 variantsinterdites15 variantstranquilles15 variantsinfections15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list