reputation

[ˌɹɛp.jʊ.ˈteɪ.ʃən]

/[ˌɹɛp.jʊ.ˈteɪ.ʃən]/ noun

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The verdict

“reputation” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #38,014. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,014
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Réputation.

Corpus desk

Index FR-reputation · reputation · French

reputation · rank #38,014 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,014
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH reproducteurs

Nearest frequency peer: reproducteurs (-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 « reputation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « reputation » 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).

reputation vs réparation
70% similar
reputation vs régulation
70% similar
reputation vs récitation
70% similar

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

Key facts for reputation
PropertyValue
Headwordreputation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌɹɛp.jʊ.ˈteɪ.ʃən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#38,014
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « reputation »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).reputationse 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 « reproducteurs » (#38,013), « reposée » (#38,012), « retenter » (#38,016). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « reputation » est au #38,014. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around reputation (IPA [ˌɹɛp.jʊ.ˈteɪ.ʃən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,014 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Réputation.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for reputation, with forms such as "erputation", "repputation", and "reptuation". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "réparation", "régulation", "récitation", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is reputation, spelled R-E-P-U-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Réputation.

Synonyms

reputerenown

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erputation
  • repputation
  • reptuation
  • repuattion
  • reputaiton
  • reputatino
  • reputationn
  • reputatoin
  • reputattion
  • reputtaion
  • reputtation
  • reuptation
  • rpeutation
  • rreputation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of reputation - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

erputation2repputation1reptuation2repuattion2reputaiton2reputatino2reputationn1reputatoin2
Edit distance from "reputation"

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 "reputation"?
"reputation" is spelled R-E-P-U-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɹɛp.jʊ.ˈteɪ.ʃən].
What does "reputation" mean?
As a noun, "reputation" means: Réputation.
What words are commonly confused with "reputation"?
"reputation" is commonly confused with "réparation", "régulation", "récitation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reputation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reputation" is [ˌɹɛp.jʊ.ˈteɪ.ʃən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reputation" come from?
"reputation" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

rivalisent#38,019renfermant#38,008rejoignait#38,005regrettons#38,004

Similar misspelling depth

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

retombent14 variantsrecueillant14 variantsquittèrent14 variantssaisissante14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list