ponction

\pɔ̃k.sjɔ̃\

/\pɔ̃k.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“ponction” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,696. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,696
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Opération par laquelle on évacue les liquides épanchés dans quelque partie du corps, en y faisant une ouverture.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ponction · ponction · French

ponction · rank #28,696 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,696
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH political

Nearest frequency peer: political (-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 « ponction »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « ponction » 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).

ponction vs potion
75% similar
ponction vs ponton
75% similar
ponction vs portion
75% similar

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

Key facts for ponction
PropertyValue
Headwordponction
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɔ̃k.sjɔ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#28,696
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ponction »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).ponctionse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « political » (#28,695), « ponctuée » (#28,697), « poivrons » (#28,694). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « ponction » est au #28,696. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around ponction (IPA \pɔ̃k.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,696 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for ponction, with forms such as "opnction", "pnoction", and "pocntion". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "potion", "ponton", "portion", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is ponction, spelled P-O-N-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Opération par laquelle on évacue les liquides épanchés dans quelque partie du corps, en y faisant une ouverture.
  2. 2
    Opération par laquelle on évacue les liquides épanchés dans quelque partie du corps, en y faisant une ouverture.
  3. 3
    Prélèvement douloureux ou néfaste.
  4. 4
    Prélèvement d’argent douloureux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ponction pulmonaire.
  2. On lui a fait une ponction. Il a été soulagé à la première ponction.

Synonyms

exactionimpôt

This word in other languages

punction(English)Punktion(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opnction
  • pnoction
  • pocntion
  • poncction
  • ponciton
  • ponctino
  • ponctionn
  • ponctoin
  • poncttion
  • ponnction
  • pontcion
  • pponction

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ponction - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

opnction2pnoction2pocntion2poncction1ponciton2ponctino2ponctionn1ponctoin2
Edit distance from "ponction"

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 "ponction"?
"ponction" is spelled P-O-N-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔ̃k.sjɔ̃\.
What does "ponction" mean?
As a noun, "ponction" means: Opération par laquelle on évacue les liquides épanchés dans quelque partie du corps, en y faisant une ouverture.
What words are commonly confused with "ponction"?
"ponction" is commonly confused with "potion", "ponton", "portion". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ponction"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ponction" is \pɔ̃k.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ponction" come from?
"ponction" 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 "ponction", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ponctuée#28,697poivrons#28,694quenelle#28,703peluches#28,683

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

plongés12 variantsPatterson12 variantsregroupé12 variantsrelatant12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list