souscription

\sus.kʁip.sjɔ̃\

/\sus.kʁip.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“souscription” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,062. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,062
frequency rank, French
394,209
“S” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Signature qu’on met au-dessous d’un acte pour l’approuver.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

souscription vs souscriptions
92% similar

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

Key facts for souscription
PropertyValue
Headwordsouscription
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sus.kʁip.sjɔ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#12,062
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “souscription” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). souscription lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around souscription (IPA \sus.kʁip.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,062 among 394,209 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for souscription, with forms such as "osuscription", "sosucription", and "soucsription". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "souscriptions", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is souscription, spelled S-O-U-S-C-R-I-P-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Signature qu’on met au-dessous d’un acte pour l’approuver.
  2. 2
    Consignation des noms, titres et qualités d'un signataire en bas d'une pièce officielle.
  3. 3
    Signature sur une lettre, par celui qui l’a écrite, accompagnée de certains termes de civilité.
  4. 4
    Engagement pris de fournir une certaine somme pour une entreprise, pour une dépense.
  5. 5
    Engagement de prendre, moyennant un prix convenu, un ou plusieurs exemplaires d’un livre, d’un ouvrage qui doit être publié.

This word in other languages

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osuscription
  • sosucription
  • soucsription
  • sousccription
  • souscirption
  • souscripiton
  • souscripption
  • souscriptino
  • souscriptionn
  • souscriptoin
  • souscripttion
  • souscritpion
  • souscrpition
  • souscrription
  • sousrciption
  • sousscription
  • ssouscription
  • suoscription

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

osuscription2sosucription2soucsription2sousccription1souscirption2souscripiton2souscripption1souscriptino2
Edit distance from "souscription"

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 "souscription"?
"souscription" is spelled S-O-U-S-C-R-I-P-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \sus.kʁip.sjɔ̃\.
What does "souscription" mean?
As a noun, "souscription" means: Signature qu’on met au-dessous d’un acte pour l’approuver.
What words are commonly confused with "souscription"?
"souscription" is commonly confused with "souscriptions". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "souscription"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "souscription" is \sus.kʁip.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "souscription" come from?
"souscription" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “souscription”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-O-U-S-C-R-I-P-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sus.kʁip.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “souscriptions” - see the side-by-side comparison. souscription vs souscriptions
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list