reconstruction

Name: reconstruction, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\ʁə.kɔ̃s.tʁyk.sjɔ̃\

/\ʁə.kɔ̃s.tʁyk.sjɔ̃\/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“reconstruction” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #6,994 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#6,994
frequency rank, French: 14
letters: 22
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de reconstruire un bâtiment.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

reconstruction vs reconstructions

93% similar

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

Key facts for reconstruction
Property	Value
Headword	reconstruction
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\ʁə.kɔ̃s.tʁyk.sjɔ̃\
Letters	14
Frequency rank	#6,994
Misspellings tracked	22
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “reconstruction” 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). reconstruction lands here:

#6,994

#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 reconstruction is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁə.kɔ̃s.tʁyk.sjɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #6,994 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for reconstruction, with forms such as "erconstruction", "rceonstruction", and "recconstruction". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "reconstructions", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is reconstruction, spelled R-E-C-O-N-S-T-R-U-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

1
Action de reconstruire un bâtiment.
2
Action de reconstituer un tissu social, un lien de confiance, etc.
3
Reconstitution chirurgicale d’une ou de plusieurs parties du corps ayant subi de graves dommages, par maladie ou accident, ou bien une ablation totale ou partielle.
4
Processus de restauration de la structure et de l’intégrité psychiques qui ont été sévèrement entamées, voire détruites, par un psychotrauma.

This word in other languages

reconstruction(English)Rekonstruktion(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erconstruction,rceonstruction,recconstruction,recnostruction,reconnstruction,reconsrtuction,reconsstruction,reconstrcution,reconstrruction,reconstrucction,reconstruciton,reconstructino,reconstructionn,reconstructoin,reconstructtion,reconstrutcion,reconsttruction,reconsturction,recontsruction,recosntruction,reocnstruction,rreconstruction

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of reconstruction - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "reconstruction"

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 "reconstruction"?

"reconstruction" is spelled R-E-C-O-N-S-T-R-U-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.kɔ̃s.tʁyk.sjɔ̃\.

What does "reconstruction" mean?

As a noun, "reconstruction" means: Action de reconstruire un bâtiment.

What words are commonly confused with "reconstruction"?

"reconstruction" is commonly confused with "reconstructions". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "reconstruction"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reconstruction" is \ʁə.kɔ̃s.tʁyk.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "reconstruction" come from?

"reconstruction" 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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Using “reconstruction”

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

The one correct French spelling is R-E-C-O-N-S-T-R-U-C-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \ʁə.kɔ̃s.tʁyk.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “reconstructions” - see the side-by-side comparison. reconstruction vs reconstructions
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.