prolifération

\pʁɔ.li.fe.ʁa.sjɔ̃\

/\pʁɔ.li.fe.ʁa.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“prolifération” has 20 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #15,005. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,005
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Multiplication par division des cellules.

Corpus desk

Index FR-proliferation · prolifération · French

prolifération · rank #15,005 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,005
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH prod

Nearest frequency peer: prod (-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 « prolifération »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « prolifération » 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 prolifération
PropertyValue
Headwordprolifération
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁɔ.li.fe.ʁa.sjɔ̃\
Letters13
Frequency rank#15,005
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « prolifération »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.proliférationse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « prod » (#15,004), « protectrice » (#15,006), « préoccuper » (#15,007). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « prolifération » est au #15,005. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around prolifération (IPA \pʁɔ.li.fe.ʁa.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,005 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for prolifération, with forms such as "porlifération", "pprolifération", and "prloifération". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is prolifération, spelled P-R-O-L-I-F-É-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Multiplication par division des cellules.
  2. 2
    Multiplication de choses indésirables.
  3. 3
    Multiplication de choses indésirables.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La prolifération tuberculeuse.
  2. La prolifération des cellules cancéreuses.

This word in other languages

proliferation(English)proliferación(Español)Wucherung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porlifération
  • pprolifération
  • prloifération
  • proilfération
  • prolfiération
  • proliferation
  • proliffération
  • prolifréation
  • proliféartion
  • proliféraiton
  • prolifératino
  • proliférationn
  • prolifératoin
  • proliférattion
  • proliférration
  • prolifértaion
  • proliéfration
  • prollifération
  • prrolifération
  • rpolifération

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

porlifération2pprolifération1prloifération2proilfération2prolfiération2proliferation1proliffération1prolifréation2
Edit distance from "prolifération"

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 "prolifération"?
"prolifération" is spelled P-R-O-L-I-F-É-R-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \pʁɔ.li.fe.ʁa.sjɔ̃\.
What does "prolifération" mean?
As a noun, "prolifération" means: Multiplication par division des cellules.
What are common misspellings of "prolifération"?
Common misspellings include "porlifération", "pprolifération", "prloifération", "proilfération", "prolfiération". The correct spelling is "prolifération".
How do you pronounce "prolifération"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prolifération" is \pʁɔ.li.fe.ʁa.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prolifération" come from?
"prolifération" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "prolifération", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

manipulations#14,973entraînements#14,928encouragement#14,921conventionnel#14,891

Similar misspelling depth

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

préparatoires20 variantsprécipitation20 variantscorrespondante20 variantsemblématiques20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list