superstition
\sy.pɛʁ.sti.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“superstition” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #25,828 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #25,828
- frequency rank, French
- 12
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | superstition |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sy.pɛʁ.sti.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #25,828 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “superstition” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for superstition is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sy.pɛʁ.sti.sjɔ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #25,828 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Croyance irraisonnée fondée sur la crainte ou l’ignorance qui prête un caractère surnaturel ou sacré à certains phénomènes, à certains actes, à certaines paroles.
- 2Pratiques inspirées par cette croyance.
- 3Vain présage qu’on tire de certains accidents qui sont purement fortuits.
- 4Attention excessive apportée à des détails, au détriment du sens. [Tout excès d’exactitude, de soin, en quelque matière que ce soit.]
- 5Ce qui subsiste, ce qui perdure.
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “superstition”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-U-P-E-R-S-T-I-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \sy.pɛʁ.sti.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “superstitions” - see the side-by-side comparison. superstition vs superstitions
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.