processions

\pʁɔ.se.sjɔ̃\

/\pʁɔ.se.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“processions” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,654. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,654
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-processions · processions · French

processions · rank #35,654 · 15 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,654
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH procurant

Nearest frequency peer: procurant (+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 « processions »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « processions » 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).

processions vs profession
82% similar
processions vs professions
91% similar
processions vs progressions
83% similar

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

Key facts for processions
PropertyValue
Headwordprocessions
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁɔ.se.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#35,654
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « processions »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).processionsse 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 « procurant » (#35,655), « prescrites » (#35,652), « Prométhée » (#35,656). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « processions » est au #35,654. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around processions (IPA \pʁɔ.se.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,654 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de procession.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for processions, with forms such as "porcessions", "pprocessions", and "prcoessions". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "profession", "professions", "progressions", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is processions, spelled P-R-O-C-E-S-S-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de procession.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les paroissiens d’Hauteville et ceux de Son sont venus en processions avec armes et flambeaux, et ont emporté les dites reliques en la susdite paroisse d’Hauteville.
  2. Néanmoins, Antoine de Crussol n’était pas tellement déhuguenotisé qu’il ne se crût obligé de soumettre à Calvin les scrupules qui l’assaillaient devant l’obligation que lui faisait sa charge de chevalier d’honneur de suivre les processions publiques.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porcessions
  • pprocessions
  • prcoessions
  • proccessions
  • procesions
  • procesisons
  • processinos
  • processionns
  • processionss
  • processiosn
  • processoins
  • procsesions
  • proecssions
  • prrocessions
  • rpocessions

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

porcessions2pprocessions1prcoessions2proccessions1procesions1procesisons2processinos2processionns1
Edit distance from "processions"

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 "processions"?
"processions" is spelled P-R-O-C-E-S-S-I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɔ.se.sjɔ̃\.
What does "processions" mean?
As a noun, "processions" means: Pluriel de procession.
What words are commonly confused with "processions"?
"processions" is commonly confused with "profession", "professions", "progressions". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "processions"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "processions" is \pʁɔ.se.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "processions" come from?
"processions" 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 "processions", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list