stagnation

\staɡ.na.sjɔ̃\

/\staɡ.na.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“stagnation” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,580. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,580
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - État de ce qui est stagnant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-stagnation · stagnation · French

stagnation · rank #20,580 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,580
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH spirituelles

Nearest frequency peer: spirituelles (-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 « stagnation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « stagnation » 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 stagnation
PropertyValue
Headwordstagnation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\staɡ.na.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#20,580
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « stagnation »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).stagnationse 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 « spirituelles » (#20,579), « suspecté » (#20,581), « souples » (#20,578). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « stagnation » est au #20,580. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around stagnation (IPA \staɡ.na.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,580 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for stagnation, with forms such as "satgnation", "sstagnation", and "stagantion". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is stagnation, spelled S-T-A-G-N-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    État de ce qui est stagnant.
  2. 2
    Absence de croissance, en parlant des revenus, des affaires de commerce ou de banque.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La stagnation des eaux. - La stagnation du sang, des humeurs.
  2. Les Turcs ont l’amour du passé, l’amour de l’immobilité et de la stagnation.

Synonyms

stagnance

This word in other languages

stagnation(English)estancamiento(Español)Stagnation(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • satgnation
  • sstagnation
  • stagantion
  • staggnation
  • stagnaiton
  • stagnatino
  • stagnationn
  • stagnatoin
  • stagnattion
  • stagnnation
  • stagntaion
  • stangation
  • stganation
  • sttagnation
  • tsagnation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

satgnation2sstagnation1stagantion2staggnation1stagnaiton2stagnatino2stagnationn1stagnatoin2
Edit distance from "stagnation"

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 "stagnation"?
"stagnation" is spelled S-T-A-G-N-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \staɡ.na.sjɔ̃\.
What does "stagnation" mean?
As a noun, "stagnation" means: État de ce qui est stagnant.
What are common misspellings of "stagnation"?
Common misspellings include "satgnation", "sstagnation", "stagantion", "staggnation", "stagnaiton". The correct spelling is "stagnation".
How do you pronounce "stagnation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stagnation" is \staɡ.na.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stagnation" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

totalitaire15 variantsprécisent15 variantspanoramique15 variantsmillionnaires15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list