prédiction

\pʁe.dik.sjɔ̃\

/\pʁe.dik.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“prédiction” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #18,291. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,291
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-prediction · prédiction · French

prédiction · rank #18,291 · 16 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,291
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH prélever

Nearest frequency peer: prélever (+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 « prédiction »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « prédiction » 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).

prédiction vs production
80% similar
prédiction vs prédictions
91% similar
prédiction vs prédilection
83% similar

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

Key facts for prédiction
PropertyValue
Headwordprédiction
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁe.dik.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#18,291
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « prédiction »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).prédictionse 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 « prélever » (#18,292), « protestantisme » (#18,289), « prétends » (#18,294). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « prédiction » est au #18,291. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around prédiction (IPA \pʁe.dik.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,291 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for prédiction, with forms such as "pprédiction", "prdéiction", and "prediction". 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, "production", "prédictions", "prédilection", and more, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is prédiction, spelled P-R-É-D-I-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de prédire.
  2. 2
    Chose qui est prédite.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Faire une prédiction.
  2. Se mêler de prédiction.

This word in other languages

prediction(English)predicción(Español)Vorhersagen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pprédiction
  • prdéiction
  • prediction
  • prrédiction
  • prédcition
  • préddiction
  • prédicction
  • prédiciton
  • prédictino
  • prédictionn
  • prédictoin
  • prédicttion
  • préditcion
  • préidction
  • pérdiction
  • rpédiction

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

pprédiction1prdéiction2prediction1prrédiction1prédcition2préddiction1prédicction1prédiciton2
Edit distance from "prédiction"

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

Same letter count

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

remportant#18,302respectées#18,308partageons#18,273mécontents#18,261

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

périodiques16 variantsnaturaliste16 variantsintrouvable16 variantstransférée16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list