superstition

\sy.pɛʁ.sti.sjɔ̃\

/\sy.pɛʁ.sti.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“superstition” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #25,828. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,828
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Croyance irraisonnée fondée sur la crainte ou l’ignorance qui prête un caractère surnaturel ou sacré à certains phénomènes, à certains actes, à certaines paroles.

Corpus desk

Index FR-superstition · superstition · French

superstition · rank #25,828 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #25,828
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH suicidaires

Nearest frequency peer: suicidaires (-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 « superstition »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « superstition » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

superstition vs superstitions
92% similar

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

Key facts for superstition
PropertyValue
Headwordsuperstition
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sy.pɛʁ.sti.sjɔ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#25,828
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « superstition »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.superstitionse 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 « suicidaires » (#25,827), « sèchement » (#25,829), « sucette » (#25,826). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « superstition » est au #25,828. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around superstition (IPA \sy.pɛʁ.sti.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,828 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for superstition, with forms such as "spuerstition", "ssuperstition", and "sueprstition". 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, "superstitions", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is superstition, spelled S-U-P-E-R-S-T-I-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Croyance irraisonnée fondée sur la crainte ou l’ignorance qui prête un caractère surnaturel ou sacré à certains phénomènes, à certains actes, à certaines paroles.
  2. 2
    Pratiques inspirées par cette croyance.
  3. 3
    Vain présage qu’on tire de certains accidents qui sont purement fortuits.
  4. 4
    Attention excessive apportée à des détails, au détriment du sens. [Tout excès d’exactitude, de soin, en quelque matière que ce soit.]
  5. 5
    Ce qui subsiste, ce qui perdure.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les hommes ont un certain respect pour tout ce qui est ancien, qui va jusqu’à la superstition ; […].
  2. Oui, je le soutiens, la superstition est plus injurieuse à Dieu que l’athéisme, […].

This word in other languages

superstition(English)superstición(Español)Aberglaube(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • spuerstition
  • ssuperstition
  • sueprstition
  • superrstition
  • supersittion
  • supersstition
  • superstiiton
  • superstitino
  • superstitionn
  • superstitoin
  • superstittion
  • supersttiion
  • supersttition
  • supertsition
  • supesrtition
  • supperstition
  • suprestition
  • usperstition

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

spuerstition2ssuperstition1sueprstition2superrstition1supersittion2supersstition1superstiiton2superstitino2
Edit distance from "superstition"

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 "superstition"?
"superstition" is spelled S-U-P-E-R-S-T-I-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \sy.pɛʁ.sti.sjɔ̃\.
What does "superstition" mean?
As a noun, "superstition" means: Croyance irraisonnée fondée sur la crainte ou l’ignorance qui prête un caractère surnaturel ou sacré à certains phénomènes, à certains actes, à certaines paroles.
What words are commonly confused with "superstition"?
"superstition" is commonly confused with "superstitions". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "superstition"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "superstition" is \sy.pɛʁ.sti.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "superstition" come from?
"superstition" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list