présomption

/\pʁe.zɔ̃p.sjɔ̃\/ noun

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,228

in French word usage

Misspellings

18

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

présomption is aFrenchnoun. It means: Jugement, conjecture, fondé non sur des preuves, mais sur des indices, des apparences, sur ce qui est probable sans être certain. Pronounced \pʁe.zɔ̃p.sjɔ̃\. Often confused with préemption.

Key facts for présomption
PropertyValue
Headwordprésomption
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁe.zɔ̃p.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#12,228
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for présomption is 11 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pʁe.zɔ̃p.sjɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #12,228 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for présomption, with forms such as "pprésomption", "presomption", and "prrésomption". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "préemption", 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 présomption, spelled P-R-É-S-O-M-P-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
    Jugement, conjecture, fondé non sur des preuves, mais sur des indices, des apparences, sur ce qui est probable sans être certain.
  2. 2
    Ce qui est supposé vrai jusqu’à preuve du contraire.
  3. 3
    Opinion trop avantageuse de soi-même.
  4. 4
    Action de présumer de ses forces, de surestimer ses capacités.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: pprésomption,presomption,prrésomption,prséomption,préosmption,présmoption,présommption,présompiton,présompption,présomptino,présomptionn,présomptoin,présompttion,présomtpion,présopmtion,préssomption,pérsomption,rpésomption

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for présomption

Misspelling Variants of "présomption"

pprésomption12presomption11prrésomption12prséomption11préosmption11présmoption11présommption12présompiton11
Misspelling Variants of "présomption"

Frequency rank: #12,228 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "présomption"?
"présomption" is spelled P-R-É-S-O-M-P-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁe.zɔ̃p.sjɔ̃\.
What does "présomption" mean?
As a noun, "présomption" means: Jugement, conjecture, fondé non sur des preuves, mais sur des indices, des apparences, sur ce qui est probable sans être certain.
What words are commonly confused with "présomption"?
"présomption" is commonly confused with "préemption". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "présomption"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "présomption" is \pʁe.zɔ̃p.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "présomption" come from?
"présomption" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.