sommation

\sɔ.ma.sjɔ̃\

/\sɔ.ma.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“sommation” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #29,980. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,980
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de sommer, de mettre en demeure.

Corpus desk

Index FR-sommation · sommation · French

sommation · rank #29,980 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,980
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH soluble

Nearest frequency peer: soluble (-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 « sommation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « sommation » 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 sommation
PropertyValue
Headwordsommation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɔ.ma.sjɔ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#29,980
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « sommation »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.sommationse 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 « soluble » (#29,979), « sortilège » (#29,981), « snob » (#29,978). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « sommation » est au #29,980. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around sommation (IPA \sɔ.ma.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,980 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for sommation, with forms such as "osmmation", "smomation", and "somamtion". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is sommation, spelled S-O-M-M-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de sommer, de mettre en demeure.
  2. 2
    Acte écrit contenant la mise en demeure faite en justice.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sans adresser à l’infracteur de la paix jurée ni remontrances, ni sommation préalable, Gonthramn fit marcher contre Chlodowig des troupes conduites par le meilleur de ses généraux, Eonius Mummolus.
  2. Cela ne constitue pas un armement bien formidable, mais au moins nous sommes à l’abri de la nécessité de nous rendre à la première sommation, si nous venions à être attaqués par un parti de flibustiers.

This word in other languages

warning(English)advertencia(Español)Anruf(Deutsch)admoestação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osmmation
  • smomation
  • somamtion
  • somation
  • sommaiton
  • sommatino
  • sommationn
  • sommatoin
  • sommattion
  • sommtaion
  • ssommation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

osmmation2smomation2somamtion2somation1sommaiton2sommatino2sommationn1sommatoin2
Edit distance from "sommation"

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 "sommation"?
"sommation" is spelled S-O-M-M-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \sɔ.ma.sjɔ̃\.
What does "sommation" mean?
As a noun, "sommation" means: Action de sommer, de mettre en demeure.
What are common misspellings of "sommation"?
Common misspellings include "osmmation", "smomation", "somamtion", "somation", "sommaiton". The correct spelling is "sommation".
How do you pronounce "sommation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sommation" is \sɔ.ma.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sommation" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sortilège#29,981soufflant#29,984scorpions#29,972stationné#29,989

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

soucient11 variantstaquiner11 variantsréglées11 variantsroulante11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list