relaxation

\ʁə.lak.sa.sjɔ̃\

/\ʁə.lak.sa.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“relaxation” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,740. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,740
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relâchement, état d’une chose qui n’a pas sa tension ordinaire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-relaxation · relaxation · French

relaxation · rank #24,740 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,740
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH regrettent

Nearest frequency peer: regrettent (-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 « relaxation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « relaxation » 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).

relaxation vs réparation
70% similar
relaxation vs relégation
80% similar
relaxation vs relation
80% similar

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

Key facts for relaxation
PropertyValue
Headwordrelaxation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁə.lak.sa.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#24,740
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « relaxation »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).relaxationse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « regrettent » (#24,739), « remplaçants » (#24,741), « reconnaissante » (#24,738). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « relaxation » est au #24,740. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around relaxation (IPA \ʁə.lak.sa.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,740 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for relaxation, with forms such as "erlaxation", "realxation", and "relaaxtion". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "réparation", "relégation", "relation", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is relaxation, spelled R-E-L-A-X-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relâchement, état d’une chose qui n’a pas sa tension ordinaire.
  2. 2
    Baisse progressive du niveau de contraintes mécaniques dans une pièce sollicitée en déplacement imposé à température constante.
  3. 3
    Action de relaxer un prisonnier, de le remettre en liberté.
  4. 4
    Détente du corps ou de l'esprit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Relaxation des muscles.
  2. Dans l’essai de relaxation, une déformation est imposée brusquement, puis elle est maintenue constante. La contrainte qui en résulte diminue progressivement au cours du temps alors que la déformation viscoplastique continue d’augmenter.

This word in other languages

relaxation(English)relaxar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erlaxation
  • realxation
  • relaaxtion
  • relaxaiton
  • relaxatino
  • relaxationn
  • relaxatoin
  • relaxattion
  • relaxtaion
  • relaxxation
  • rellaxation
  • relxaation
  • rleaxation
  • rrelaxation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of relaxation - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

erlaxation2realxation2relaaxtion2relaxaiton2relaxatino2relaxationn1relaxatoin2relaxattion1
Edit distance from "relaxation"

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 "relaxation"?
"relaxation" is spelled R-E-L-A-X-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.lak.sa.sjɔ̃\.
What does "relaxation" mean?
As a noun, "relaxation" means: Relâchement, état d’une chose qui n’a pas sa tension ordinaire.
What words are commonly confused with "relaxation"?
"relaxation" is commonly confused with "réparation", "relégation", "relation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "relaxation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "relaxation" is \ʁə.lak.sa.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "relaxation" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

regrettent#24,739Richardson#24,748purgatoire#24,731physiciens#24,714

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

proverbes14 variantsrépandues14 variantsphosphate14 variantsorthodoxie14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list