promotions

\pʁɔ.mɔ.sjɔ̃\

/\pʁɔ.mɔ.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“promotions” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,119. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,119
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-promotions · promotions · French

promotions · rank #14,119 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,119
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH projette

Nearest frequency peer: projette (-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 « promotions »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « promotions » 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).

promotions vs proportions
82% similar
promotions vs promotion
90% similar

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

Key facts for promotions
PropertyValue
Headwordpromotions
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pʁɔ.mɔ.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#14,119
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « promotions »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).promotionsse 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 « projette » (#14,118), « poursuivis » (#14,117), « préparatoire » (#14,121). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « promotions » est au #14,119. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around promotions (IPA \pʁɔ.mɔ.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,119 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de promotion.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for promotions, with forms such as "pormotions", "ppromotions", and "prmootions". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "proportions", "promotion", 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 promotions, spelled P-R-O-M-O-T-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de promotion.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. « En s’inscrivant avec son adresse mail étudiante, on a le droit à des promotions », détaille Morgan, responsable du BDE de l’Efrei Paris, où étudiait Tom.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pormotions
  • ppromotions
  • prmootions
  • prommotions
  • promoitons
  • promotinos
  • promotionns
  • promotionss
  • promotiosn
  • promotoins
  • promottions
  • promtoions
  • proomtions
  • prromotions
  • rpomotions

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of promotions - 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.

pormotions2ppromotions1prmootions2prommotions1promoitons2promotinos2promotionns1promotionss1
Edit distance from "promotions"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

poursuivis#14,117recouverte#14,130renouvelée#14,132réchauffer#14,142

Similar misspelling depth

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

signifiant15 variantssuffisantes15 variantsthermiques15 variantsinoubliable15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list