respirations

\ʁɛs.pi.ʁa.sjɔ̃\

/\ʁɛs.pi.ʁa.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“respirations” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,158. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,158
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-respirations · respirations · French

respirations · rank #48,158 · 18 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,158
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH représenteront

Nearest frequency peer: représenteront (-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 « respirations »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « respirations » 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).

respirations vs respiration
92% similar
respirations vs réparations
75% similar

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

Key facts for respirations
PropertyValue
Headwordrespirations
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁɛs.pi.ʁa.sjɔ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#48,158
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « respirations »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).respirationsse 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 « représenteront » (#48,157), « restaurées » (#48,159), « reprendrait » (#48,156). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « respirations » est au #48,158. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around respirations (IPA \ʁɛs.pi.ʁa.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,158 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de respiration.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for respirations, with forms such as "erspirations", "repsirations", and "resiprations". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "respiration", "réparations", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is respirations, spelled R-E-S-P-I-R-A-T-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de respiration.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Le yoga propose également un travail de tonification — proprioception (que l’on retrouve aussi dans le Tai-chi et le Qi gong), des mobilisations douces, des étirements et assouplissements qui contribuent à lever les contractures et blocages musculaires, ainsi que des respirations profondes, amples et lentes qui agissent contre les douleurs dorsales et apa…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erspirations
  • repsirations
  • resiprations
  • respiartions
  • respiraitons
  • respiratinos
  • respirationns
  • respirationss
  • respiratiosn
  • respiratoins
  • respirattions
  • respirrations
  • respirtaions
  • resppirations
  • respriations
  • resspirations
  • rrespirations
  • rsepirations

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erspirations2repsirations2resiprations2respiartions2respiraitons2respiratinos2respirationns1respirationss1
Edit distance from "respirations"

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 "respirations"?
"respirations" is spelled R-E-S-P-I-R-A-T-I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɛs.pi.ʁa.sjɔ̃\.
What does "respirations" mean?
As a noun, "respirations" means: Pluriel de respiration.
What words are commonly confused with "respirations"?
"respirations" is commonly confused with "respiration", "réparations". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "respirations"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "respirations" is \ʁɛs.pi.ʁa.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "respirations" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list