préfiguration

\pʁe.fi.ɡy.ʁa.sjɔ̃\

/\pʁe.fi.ɡy.ʁa.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“préfiguration” has 20 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #47,539. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,539
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-prefiguration · préfiguration · French

préfiguration · rank #47,539 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,539
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH préconçues

Nearest frequency peer: préconçues (-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 « préfiguration »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « préfiguration » 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
Key facts for préfiguration
PropertyValue
Headwordpréfiguration
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁe.fi.ɡy.ʁa.sjɔ̃\
Letters13
Frequency rank#47,539
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « préfiguration »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).préfigurationse 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 « préconçues » (#47,538), « prétoire » (#47,541), « précepte » (#47,536). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « préfiguration » est au #47,539. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around préfiguration (IPA \pʁe.fi.ɡy.ʁa.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,539 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for préfiguration, with forms such as "ppréfiguration", "prefiguration", and "prféiguration". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 préfiguration, spelled P-R-É-F-I-G-U-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de préfigurer.
  2. 2
    Ce qui préfigure.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La Tradition y voit la préfiguration de la Vierge Marie par qui Dieu reliera la terre au ciel.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ppréfiguration
  • prefiguration
  • prféiguration
  • prréfiguration
  • préffiguration
  • préfgiuration
  • préfigguration
  • préfigruation
  • préfiguartion
  • préfiguraiton
  • préfiguratino
  • préfigurationn
  • préfiguratoin
  • préfigurattion
  • préfigurration
  • préfigurtaion
  • préfiugration
  • préifguration
  • pérfiguration
  • rpéfiguration

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ppréfiguration1prefiguration1prféiguration2prréfiguration1préffiguration1préfgiuration2préfigguration1préfigruation2
Edit distance from "préfiguration"

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 "préfiguration"?
"préfiguration" is spelled P-R-É-F-I-G-U-R-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁe.fi.ɡy.ʁa.sjɔ̃\.
What does "préfiguration" mean?
As a noun, "préfiguration" means: Action de préfigurer.
What are common misspellings of "préfiguration"?
Common misspellings include "ppréfiguration", "prefiguration", "prféiguration", "prréfiguration", "préffiguration". The correct spelling is "préfiguration".
How do you pronounce "préfiguration"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "préfiguration" is \pʁe.fi.ɡy.ʁa.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "préfiguration" come from?
"préfiguration" 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 "préfiguration", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list