qualification

\ka.li.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\

/\ka.li.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“qualification” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #4,705 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#4,705
frequency rank, French
13
letters
18
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de qualifier ; attribution d’une qualité, d’un titre.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

qualification vs qualificative
85% similar
qualification vs qualifications
93% similar
qualification vs quantification
86% similar

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

Key facts for qualification
PropertyValue
Headwordqualification
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.li.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\
Letters13
Frequency rank#4,705
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “qualification” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). qualification lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for qualification is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ka.li.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #4,705 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 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 qualification, with forms such as "qaulification", "qqualification", and "quailfication". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "qualificative", "qualifications", "quantification", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is qualification, spelled Q-U-A-L-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de qualifier ; attribution d’une qualité, d’un titre.
  2. 2
    Action de se qualifier, dans une compétition éliminatoire, pour un tour supérieur.
  3. 3
    Titularisation, certification, établissement d'une qualité, d'un titre scolaire, nobiliaire ou autre.
  4. 4
    Épreuve de sélection des chevaux de course de trot leur permettant de participer à des courses hippiques s'ils parviennent à courir 2000 mètres en un temps donné, fixé en fonction de leur âge.
  5. 5
    Phase de croissance d’un arbre ou d’un peuplement, pendant laquelle l’objectif du sylviculteur est la formation d’une grume de qualité.

Antonyms

disqualification

This word in other languages

qualification(English)calificación(Español)Qualifikation(Deutsch)qualificação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: qaulification,qqualification,quailfication,qualfiication,qualifciation,qualiffication,qualifiaction,qualificaiton,qualificatino,qualificationn,qualificatoin,qualificattion,qualificcation,qualifictaion,qualiifcation,quallification,qulaification,uqalification

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

qaulification2qqualification1quailfication2qualfiication2qualifciation2qualiffication1qualifiaction2qualificaiton2
Edit distance from "qualification"

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 "qualification"?
"qualification" is spelled Q-U-A-L-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.li.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\.
What does "qualification" mean?
As a noun, "qualification" means: Action de qualifier ; attribution d’une qualité, d’un titre.
What words are commonly confused with "qualification"?
"qualification" is commonly confused with "qualificative", "qualifications", "quantification". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "qualification"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "qualification" is \ka.li.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "qualification" come from?
"qualification" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “qualification”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is Q-U-A-L-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ka.li.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “qualificative” - see the side-by-side comparison. qualification vs qualificative
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list