simplification
\sɛ̃.pli.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“simplification” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #13,265 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #13,265
- frequency rank, French
- 14
- letters
- 21
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de simplifier ou résultat de cette action.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | simplification |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɛ̃.pli.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #13,265 |
| Misspellings tracked | 21 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “simplification” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for simplification is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sɛ̃.pli.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #13,265 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Action de simplifier ou résultat de cette action.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for simplification, with forms such as "ismplification", "simlpification", and "simmplification". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is simplification, spelled S-I-M-P-L-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Action de simplifier ou résultat de cette action.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ismplification,simlpification,simmplification,simpilfication,simplfiication,simplifciation,simpliffication,simplifiaction,simplificaiton,simplificatino,simplificationn,simplificatoin,simplificattion,simplificcation,simplifictaion,simpliifcation,simpllification,simpplification,sipmlification,smiplification,ssimplification
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of simplification - 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.
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.
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Using “simplification”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-I-M-P-L-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \sɛ̃.pli.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.