rétrocession

\ʁe.tʁɔ.sɛ.sjɔ̃\

/\ʁe.tʁɔ.sɛ.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“rétrocession” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,429. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,429
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acte par lequel on restitue à quelqu’un ce qu’il avait cédé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-retrocession · rétrocession · French

rétrocession · rank #46,429 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,429
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH réparez

Nearest frequency peer: réparez (-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 « rétrocession »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « rétrocession » 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
Key facts for rétrocession
PropertyValue
Headwordrétrocession
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁe.tʁɔ.sɛ.sjɔ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#46,429
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « rétrocession »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).rétrocessionse 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 « réparez » (#46,428), « révisés » (#46,430), « réinitialiser » (#46,427). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « rétrocession » est au #46,429. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around rétrocession (IPA \ʁe.tʁɔ.sɛ.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,429 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Acte par lequel on restitue à quelqu’un ce qu’il avait cédé.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for rétrocession, with forms such as "retrocession", "rrétrocession", and "rtérocession". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is rétrocession, spelled R-É-T-R-O-C-E-S-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acte par lequel on restitue à quelqu’un ce qu’il avait cédé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Faire rétrocession d’une créance.
  2. Le Royaume-Uni a accepté la rétrocession de Hong Kong à la Chine.

This word in other languages

retrocession(English)devolução(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • retrocession
  • rrétrocession
  • rtérocession
  • rértocession
  • rétorcession
  • rétrcoession
  • rétroccession
  • rétrocesion
  • rétrocesison
  • rétrocessino
  • rétrocessionn
  • rétrocessoin
  • rétrocsesion
  • rétroecssion
  • rétrrocession
  • réttrocession
  • értrocession

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

retrocession1rrétrocession1rtérocession2rértocession2rétorcession2rétrcoession2rétroccession1rétrocesion1
Edit distance from "rétrocession"

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 "rétrocession"?
"rétrocession" is spelled R-É-T-R-O-C-E-S-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.tʁɔ.sɛ.sjɔ̃\.
What does "rétrocession" mean?
As a noun, "rétrocession" means: Acte par lequel on restitue à quelqu’un ce qu’il avait cédé.
What are common misspellings of "rétrocession"?
Common misspellings include "retrocession", "rrétrocession", "rtérocession", "rértocession", "rétorcession". The correct spelling is "rétrocession".
How do you pronounce "rétrocession"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rétrocession" is \ʁe.tʁɔ.sɛ.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rétrocession" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

tachycardie17 variantstechnicolor17 variantspréconisées17 variantspollinisation17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list