segmentation

\sɛɡ.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\

/\sɛɡ.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“segmentation” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #33,007. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,007
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de segmenter ou fait d’être segmenté.

Corpus desk

Index FR-segmentation · segmentation · French

segmentation · rank #33,007 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #33,007
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH scenario

Nearest frequency peer: scenario (-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 « segmentation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « segmentation » 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).

segmentation vs sédimentation
77% similar

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

Key facts for segmentation
PropertyValue
Headwordsegmentation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɛɡ.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#33,007
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « segmentation »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).segmentationse 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 « scenario » (#33,006), « semoule » (#33,008), « saumons » (#33,005). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « segmentation » est au #33,007. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around segmentation (IPA \sɛɡ.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,007 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for segmentation, with forms such as "esgmentation", "segemntation", and "seggmentation". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "sédimentation", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is segmentation, spelled S-E-G-M-E-N-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de segmenter ou fait d’être segmenté.
  2. 2
    La première phase du développement embryonnaire correspondant aux divisions cellulaires de la cellule-œuf (zygote) puis de l'embryon, sans augmentation du volume.
  3. 3
    Technique ayant pour objectif de diviser une mémoire vive ou une mémoire virtuelle en segments caractérisés par leur adresse de début et leur taille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Si l’approche de segmentation réseau n’est pas nouvelle, elle n’est pas pour autant obsolète. Toutefois, la définition d’une segmentation réseau efficace, sa mise en œuvre et sa maintenance à long terme constituent un challenge de taille pour de nombreuses entreprises […].

This word in other languages

segmentation(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esgmentation
  • segemntation
  • seggmentation
  • segmenattion
  • segmenntation
  • segmentaiton
  • segmentatino
  • segmentationn
  • segmentatoin
  • segmentattion
  • segmenttaion
  • segmenttation
  • segmetnation
  • segmmentation
  • segmnetation
  • semgentation
  • sgementation
  • ssegmentation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

esgmentation2segemntation2seggmentation1segmenattion2segmenntation1segmentaiton2segmentatino2segmentationn1
Edit distance from "segmentation"

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 "segmentation"?
"segmentation" is spelled S-E-G-M-E-N-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \sɛɡ.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\.
What does "segmentation" mean?
As a noun, "segmentation" means: Action de segmenter ou fait d’être segmenté.
What words are commonly confused with "segmentation"?
"segmentation" is commonly confused with "sédimentation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "segmentation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "segmentation" is \sɛɡ.mɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "segmentation" come from?
"segmentation" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

rééquilibrer#32,997restrictives#32,988surintendant#33,034reconstituée#32,979

Similar misspelling depth

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

pragmatiques18 variantsadmissibilité18 variantsambulanciers18 variantsChevènement18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list