reflection

noun

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The verdict

“reflection” is uncommon French (frequency #76,961 among 507,453 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,961
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Reflet, réflexion (de la lumière).

Key facts for reflection
PropertyValue
Headwordreflection
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#76,961
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “reflection” 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). reflection lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

reflection is uncommon French at frequency #76,961 among 507,453 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for reflection in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is reflection, spelled R-E-F-L-E-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Reflet, réflexion (de la lumière).
  2. 2
    Réflexion (de la pensée).

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 "reflection"?
"reflection" is spelled R-E-F-L-E-C-T-I-O-N.
What does "reflection" mean?
As a noun, "reflection" means: Reflet, réflexion (de la lumière).
What language does "reflection" come from?
"reflection" 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 “reflection”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-F-L-E-C-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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