prédisposition

/\pʁe.dis.pɔ.zi.sjɔ̃\/ noun

Letters

14 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,548

in French word usage

Misspellings

22

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

prédisposition is aFrenchnoun. It means: Mise en dispositions favorables. Pronounced \pʁe.dis.pɔ.zi.sjɔ̃\. Often confused with prédispositions.

Key facts for prédisposition
PropertyValue
Headwordprédisposition
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁe.dis.pɔ.zi.sjɔ̃\
Letters14
Frequency rank#36,548
Misspellings tracked22
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of prédisposition in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for prédisposition is 14 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pʁe.dis.pɔ.zi.sjɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #36,548 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 22 documented wrong-spelling variants for prédisposition, with forms such as "pprédisposition", "prdéisposition", and "predisposition". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "prédispositions", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is prédisposition, spelled P-R-É-D-I-S-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mise en dispositions favorables.
  2. 2
    Ensemble de dispositions favorables existant d'emblée, avant l'événement qu'ils favoriseront.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: pprédisposition,prdéisposition,predisposition,prrédisposition,préddisposition,prédipsosition,prédisopsition,prédispoistion,prédisposiiton,prédispositino,prédispositionn,prédispositoin,prédisposittion,prédispossition,prédispostiion,prédispposition,prédispsoition,prédissposition,prédsiposition,préidsposition,pérdisposition,rpédisposition

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for prédisposition

Misspelling Variants of "prédisposition"

pprédisposition15prdéisposition14predisposition14prrédisposition15préddisposition15prédipsosition14prédisopsition14prédispoistion14
Misspelling Variants of "prédisposition"

Frequency rank: #36,548 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prédisposition"?
"prédisposition" is spelled P-R-É-D-I-S-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁe.dis.pɔ.zi.sjɔ̃\.
What does "prédisposition" mean?
As a noun, "prédisposition" means: Mise en dispositions favorables.
What words are commonly confused with "prédisposition"?
"prédisposition" is commonly confused with "prédispositions". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "prédisposition"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prédisposition" is \pʁe.dis.pɔ.zi.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prédisposition" come from?
"prédisposition" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.