rédemption

/\ʁe.dɑ̃p.sjɔ̃\/ noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,808

in French word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

rédemption is aFrenchnoun. It means: Action de ramener quelqu’un au bien, de le racheter, ou de se racheter, rachat du genre humain par Jésus-Christ. Pronounced \ʁe.dɑ̃p.sjɔ̃\. Often confused with réception.

Key facts for rédemption
PropertyValue
Headwordrédemption
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁe.dɑ̃p.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#17,808
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of rédemption in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for rédemption is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁe.dɑ̃p.sjɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #17,808 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for rédemption, with forms such as "rdéemption", "redemption", and "rrédemption". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "réception", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is rédemption, spelled R-É-D-E-M-P-T-I-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de ramener quelqu’un au bien, de le racheter, ou de se racheter, rachat du genre humain par Jésus-Christ.
  2. 2
    Action de rédimer, de racheter, résultat de cette action.
  3. 3
    Rachat de part, sortie totale ou partielle d’un fonds de la part d’un investisseur.
  4. 4
    Guérison, fin d’une maladie.

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rdéemption,redemption,rrédemption,réddemption,rédemmption,rédempiton,rédempption,rédemptino,rédemptionn,rédemptoin,rédempttion,rédemtpion,rédepmtion,rédmeption,réedmption,érdemption

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for rédemption

Misspelling Variants of "rédemption"

rdéemption10redemption10rrédemption11réddemption11rédemmption11rédempiton10rédempption11rédemptino10
Misspelling Variants of "rédemption"

Frequency rank: #17,808 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rédemption"?
"rédemption" is spelled R-É-D-E-M-P-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.dɑ̃p.sjɔ̃\.
What does "rédemption" mean?
As a noun, "rédemption" means: Action de ramener quelqu’un au bien, de le racheter, ou de se racheter, rachat du genre humain par Jésus-Christ.
What words are commonly confused with "rédemption"?
"rédemption" is commonly confused with "réception". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rédemption"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rédemption" is \ʁe.dɑ̃p.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rédemption" come from?
"rédemption" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.