stratification

\stʁa.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\

/\stʁa.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“stratification” has 21 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,461. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,461
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
21
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de disposer en couches superposées.

Corpus desk

Index FR-stratification · stratification · French

stratification · rank #46,461 · 21 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,461
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 21 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH SSE

Nearest frequency peer: SSE (-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 « stratification »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « stratification » 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 stratification
PropertyValue
Headwordstratification
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\stʁa.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\
Letters14
Frequency rank#46,461
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « stratification »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.stratificationse 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 « SSE » (#46,460), « sputnik » (#46,459), « stylisé » (#46,463). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « stratification » est au #46,461. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around stratification (IPA \stʁa.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,461 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for stratification, with forms such as "srtatification", "sstratification", and "startification". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is stratification, spelled S-T-R-A-T-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de disposer en couches superposées.
  2. 2
    Ensemble de ces couches superposées.
  3. 3
    L’ensemble des différentes strates composant un sol.
  4. 4
    Sous-ensemble d’une population triée suivant différents critères (économique, social, culturel, etc.).
  5. 5
    Procédé favorisant la conservation des graines fragiles ou favorisant la germination des semis germant lentement ou sujets à dormance.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La gaine isolante que constitue la stratification myélinique est interrompue à intervalles réguliers par des étranglements (nœuds de Ranvier) au niveau desquels l’axone est dénudé.
  2. Avec un peu d’attention, on retrouve sous ces blocs si puissamment remués la stratification régulière de l’île, et on s’explique facilement un `phénomène qui se reproduit tous les jours.

This word in other languages

stratification(English)Stratifikation(Deutsch)estratificação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • srtatification
  • sstratification
  • startification
  • straitfication
  • stratfiication
  • stratifciation
  • stratiffication
  • stratifiaction
  • stratificaiton
  • stratificatino
  • stratificationn
  • stratificatoin
  • stratificattion
  • stratificcation
  • stratifictaion
  • stratiifcation
  • strattification
  • strratification
  • strtaification
  • sttratification
  • tsratification

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

srtatification2sstratification1startification2straitfication2stratfiication2stratifciation2stratiffication1stratifiaction2
Edit distance from "stratification"

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 "stratification"?
"stratification" is spelled S-T-R-A-T-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \stʁa.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\.
What does "stratification" mean?
As a noun, "stratification" means: Action de disposer en couches superposées.
What are common misspellings of "stratification"?
Common misspellings include "srtatification", "sstratification", "startification", "straitfication", "stratfiication". The correct spelling is "stratification".
How do you pronounce "stratification"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stratification" is \stʁa.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

prolongements21 variantsdévastatrices21 variantsindépendances21 variantsprotectionniste21 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list