stupéfaction

\sty.pe.fak.sjɔ̃\

/\sty.pe.fak.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“stupéfaction” has 19 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,752. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,752
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Étonnement profond qui produit la stupeur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-stupefaction · stupéfaction · French

stupéfaction · rank #31,752 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,752
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH steppes

Nearest frequency peer: steppes (-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 « stupéfaction »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « stupéfaction » 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 stupéfaction
PropertyValue
Headwordstupéfaction
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sty.pe.fak.sjɔ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#31,752
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « stupéfaction »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).stupéfactionse 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 « steppes » (#31,751), « subordination » (#31,753), « Stanton » (#31,750). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « stupéfaction » est au #31,752. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around stupéfaction (IPA \sty.pe.fak.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,752 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Étonnement profond qui produit la stupeur.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for stupéfaction, with forms such as "sstupéfaction", "stpuéfaction", and "sttupéfaction". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is stupéfaction, spelled S-T-U-P-É-F-A-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Étonnement profond qui produit la stupeur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il agit donc sur la tirette, le rideau se releva brusquement, et alors, à la stupéfaction générale, on vit saint Jean-Baptiste, en pyjama bleu de ciel, […]
  2. […] et, à cet instant précis, le halètement sourd d'une locomotive et son cri rauque montant dans un jet de vapeur, m'emplirent d'un tel tumulte de sensations heurtées qu'eussé-je vu l'océan surgir et balayer de contraste le hideux mur de l'hôpital Lariboisière, ma stupéfaction n'aurait pas été plus profonde.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sstupéfaction
  • stpuéfaction
  • sttupéfaction
  • stupefaction
  • stupféaction
  • stuppéfaction
  • stupéafction
  • stupéfacction
  • stupéfaciton
  • stupéfactino
  • stupéfactionn
  • stupéfactoin
  • stupéfacttion
  • stupéfatcion
  • stupéfcation
  • stupéffaction
  • stuépfaction
  • sutpéfaction
  • tsupéfaction

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

sstupéfaction1stpuéfaction2sttupéfaction1stupefaction1stupféaction2stuppéfaction1stupéafction2stupéfacction1
Edit distance from "stupéfaction"

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 "stupéfaction"?
"stupéfaction" is spelled S-T-U-P-É-F-A-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \sty.pe.fak.sjɔ̃\.
What does "stupéfaction" mean?
As a noun, "stupéfaction" means: Étonnement profond qui produit la stupeur.
What are common misspellings of "stupéfaction"?
Common misspellings include "sstupéfaction", "stpuéfaction", "sttupéfaction", "stupefaction", "stupféaction". The correct spelling is "stupéfaction".
How do you pronounce "stupéfaction"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "stupéfaction" is \sty.pe.fak.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "stupéfaction" come from?
"stupéfaction" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list