progressions
\pʁɔ.ɡʁe.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“progressions” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #44,644 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #44,644
- frequency rank, French
- 12
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de progression.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | progressions |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \pʁɔ.ɡʁe.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #44,644 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “progressions” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for progressions is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \pʁɔ.ɡʁe.sjɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #44,644 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Pluriel de progression.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for progressions, with forms such as "porgressions", "pprogressions", and "prgoressions". 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, "progressives", "progression", "professions", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is progressions, spelled P-R-O-G-R-E-S-S-I-O-N-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de progression.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: porgressions,pprogressions,prgoressions,progerssions,proggressions,progresions,progresisons,progressinos,progressionns,progressionss,progressiosn,progressoins,progrressions,progrsesions,prorgessions,prrogressions,rpogressions
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of progressions - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “progressions”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-R-O-G-R-E-S-S-I-O-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \pʁɔ.ɡʁe.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “progressives” - see the side-by-side comparison. progressions vs progressives
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.