prédication

\pʁe.di.ka.sjɔ̃\

/\pʁe.di.ka.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“prédication” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #27,580. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,580
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-predication · prédication · French

prédication · rank #27,580 · 17 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,580
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH projetés

Nearest frequency peer: projetés (-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 « prédication »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « prédication » 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).

prédication vs prédiction
91% similar
prédication vs prédictions
82% similar
prédication vs prédation
82% similar

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

Key facts for prédication
PropertyValue
Headwordprédication
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁe.di.ka.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#27,580
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « prédication »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).prédicationse 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 « projetés » (#27,579), « présenteront » (#27,581), « prima » (#27,578). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « prédication » est au #27,580. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around prédication (IPA \pʁe.di.ka.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,580 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for prédication, with forms such as "pprédication", "prdéication", and "predication". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "prédiction", "prédictions", "prédation", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is prédication, spelled P-R-É-D-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de prêcher.
  2. 2
    Sermon, discours pour annoncer la parole de Dieu et pour inciter à la pratique de la vertu.
  3. 3
    Formation du prédicat.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. M. Nott, leur chef, parcourut l’île entière, se livrant partout à la prédication.
  2. Lorsque la troupe des pastoureaux entra dans Orléans, le jour de saint Barnabas, l'évêque de cette ville interdit à tous ses clercs d'assister à ses prédications ; car, disait-il, ce sont les souricières du diable.

This word in other languages

predication(English)Predigt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pprédication
  • prdéication
  • predication
  • prrédication
  • prédciation
  • préddication
  • prédiaction
  • prédicaiton
  • prédicatino
  • prédicationn
  • prédicatoin
  • prédicattion
  • prédiccation
  • prédictaion
  • préidcation
  • pérdication
  • rpédication

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prédication - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

pprédication1prdéication2predication1prrédication1prédciation2préddication1prédiaction2prédicaiton2
Edit distance from "prédication"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

prendraient#27,577régulateurs#27,610tapisseries#27,633trentenaire#27,647

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

prétextant17 variantspartageaient17 variantsturbulences17 variantsLamborghini17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list