restriction

\ʁɛs.tʁik.sjɔ̃\

/\ʁɛs.tʁik.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“restriction” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,474. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,474
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Condition qui restreint, modification.

Corpus desk

Index FR-restriction · restriction · French

restriction · rank #11,474 · 17 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,474
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH requins

Nearest frequency peer: requins (-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 « restriction »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « restriction » 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).

restriction vs restrictive
82% similar
restriction vs restrictions
92% similar
restriction vs restrictif
82% similar

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

Key facts for restriction
PropertyValue
Headwordrestriction
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁɛs.tʁik.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#11,474
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « restriction »

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « requins » (#11,473), « retirée » (#11,475), « rigoureux » (#11,476). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « restriction » est au #11,474. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around restriction (IPA \ʁɛs.tʁik.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,474 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for restriction, with forms such as "erstriction", "resrtiction", and "resstriction". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "restrictive", "restrictions", "restrictif", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is restriction, spelled R-E-S-T-R-I-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Condition qui restreint, modification.
  2. 2
    Mesures de diminution des dépenses privées ou publiques.
  3. 3
    Mécanisme par lequel une cellule dégrade un ADN étranger.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Michel avait douze ans, plus ou moins, quand leurs parents, qui pratiquaient la restriction des naissances, non de peur d’encombrer le monde, problème auquel ils ne pensaient guère, mais pour éviter d’avoir à diviser en trop de parts l’héritage, décidèrent de donner une remplaçante ou un remplaçant à leur aînée, morte à quatorze ans écrasée par un charroi…
  2. Malgré les restrictions en vigueur, il n’a donc jamais été aussi important de bouger et les options demeurent nombreuses alors que l’hiver s’est installé pour de bon en vue des semaines à venir.

This word in other languages

restriction(English)restricción(Español)Beschränkung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erstriction
  • resrtiction
  • resstriction
  • restirction
  • restrcition
  • restricction
  • restriciton
  • restrictino
  • restrictionn
  • restrictoin
  • restricttion
  • restritcion
  • restrriction
  • resttriction
  • retsriction
  • rrestriction
  • rsetriction

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of restriction - 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.

erstriction2resrtiction2resstriction1restirction2restrcition2restricction1restriciton2restrictino2
Edit distance from "restriction"

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 "restriction"?
"restriction" is spelled R-E-S-T-R-I-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɛs.tʁik.sjɔ̃\.
What does "restriction" mean?
As a noun, "restriction" means: Condition qui restreint, modification.
What words are commonly confused with "restriction"?
"restriction" is commonly confused with "restrictive", "restrictions", "restrictif". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "restriction"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "restriction" is \ʁɛs.tʁik.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "restriction" come from?
"restriction" 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 "restriction", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

quinquennat#11,467équivalente#11,510adolescente#11,514agriculteur#11,517

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

redressement17 variantsmentalement17 variantsréservation17 variantsrésistants17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list