reconstruction

\ʁə.kɔ̃s.tʁyk.sjɔ̃\

/\ʁə.kɔ̃s.tʁyk.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“reconstruction” has 22 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,994. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,994
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
22
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de reconstruire un bâtiment.

Corpus desk

Index FR-reconstruction · reconstruction · French

reconstruction · rank #6,994 · 22 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,994
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 22 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH reconnus

Nearest frequency peer: reconnus (-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 « reconstruction »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « reconstruction » 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).

reconstruction vs reconstructions
93% similar

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

Key facts for reconstruction
PropertyValue
Headwordreconstruction
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁə.kɔ̃s.tʁyk.sjɔ̃\
Letters14
Frequency rank#6,994
Misspellings tracked22
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « reconstruction »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).reconstructionse 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 « reconnus » (#6,993), « rires » (#6,995), « saine » (#6,996). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « reconstruction » est au #6,994. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 22 spelling variants around reconstruction (IPA \ʁə.kɔ̃s.tʁyk.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,994 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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. 1
    Action de reconstruire un bâtiment.
  2. 2
    Action de reconstituer un tissu social, un lien de confiance, etc.
  3. 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. 4
    Processus de restauration de la structure et de l’intégrité psychiques qui ont été sévèrement entamées, voire détruites, par un psychotrauma.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les habitants de Bessancourt demandent qu'ils ne soient plus chargés de payer la reconstruction et les grosses réparations de l'église, du presbytère, du vicariat et des maisons du maître et de la maîtresse d'école, […].
  2. [En 1194,] l'ensemble de la population de Chartres s'est mobilisé pour financer la reconstruction de la cathédrale, ravagée par un incendie.

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.

erconstruction2rceonstruction2recconstruction1recnostruction2reconnstruction1reconsrtuction2reconsstruction1reconstrcution2
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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

infrastructure#7,074revendications#6,885accompagnement#6,775complémentaire#7,291

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (22 here; floor ≥5).

approvisionnement22 variantsadministratifs22 variantsspécifiquement22 variantsconstitutionnelle22 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list