satisfaction

\sa.tis.fak.sjɔ̃\

/\sa.tis.fak.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“satisfaction” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,802. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,802
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Contentement, plaisir que nous éprouvons quand les choses sont telles que nous pouvons les souhaiter.

Corpus desk

Index FR-satisfaction · satisfaction · French

satisfaction · rank #4,802 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,802
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH réveiller

Nearest frequency peer: réveiller (-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 « satisfaction »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « satisfaction » 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).

satisfaction vs satisfactions
92% similar

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

Key facts for satisfaction
PropertyValue
Headwordsatisfaction
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sa.tis.fak.sjɔ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#4,802
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « satisfaction »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).satisfactionse 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 « réveiller » (#4,801), « sauvé » (#4,803), « réalisés » (#4,800). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « satisfaction » est au #4,802. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around satisfaction (IPA \sa.tis.fak.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,802 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for satisfaction, with forms such as "astisfaction", "saitsfaction", and "satifsaction". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "satisfactions", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is satisfaction, spelled S-A-T-I-S-F-A-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Contentement, plaisir que nous éprouvons quand les choses sont telles que nous pouvons les souhaiter.
  2. 2
    Réponse à un besoin de sorte qu’il ne soit plus nécessaire.
  3. 3
    Action de satisfaire quelqu’un en réparation de l’offense qu’on lui a faite.
  4. 4
    Ce qu’on est obligé de faire à l’égard de Dieu, en réparation des péchés qu’on a commis.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. À plusieurs reprises, il s’était frotté joyeusement les mains, ce qui, chez lui, ne pouvait passer pour une satisfaction banale.
  2. Et il savait que la satisfaction de ses désirs d’un moment ne méritait point qu’il s’engageât toute sa vie.

Synonyms

contentementplénitudesatisfaisance

Antonyms

insatisfaction

This word in other languages

satisfaction(English)satisfacción(Español)Wohlgefallen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • astisfaction
  • saitsfaction
  • satifsaction
  • satisafction
  • satisfacction
  • satisfaciton
  • satisfactino
  • satisfactionn
  • satisfactoin
  • satisfacttion
  • satisfatcion
  • satisfcation
  • satisffaction
  • satissfaction
  • satsifaction
  • sattisfaction
  • ssatisfaction
  • staisfaction

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of satisfaction - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

astisfaction2saitsfaction2satifsaction2satisafction2satisfacction1satisfaciton2satisfactino2satisfactionn1
Edit distance from "satisfaction"

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 "satisfaction"?
"satisfaction" is spelled S-A-T-I-S-F-A-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \sa.tis.fak.sjɔ̃\.
What does "satisfaction" mean?
As a noun, "satisfaction" means: Contentement, plaisir que nous éprouvons quand les choses sont telles que nous pouvons les souhaiter.
What words are commonly confused with "satisfaction"?
"satisfaction" is commonly confused with "satisfactions". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "satisfaction"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "satisfaction" is \sa.tis.fak.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "satisfaction" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

alimentaires#4,822républicains#4,709traditionnel#4,900francophones#4,942

Similar misspelling depth

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

qualification18 variantsimpressionnant18 variantsconsultation18 variantsreproduction18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list