supposition

\sy.po.zi.sjɔ̃\

/\sy.po.zi.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“supposition” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,039. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,039
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Proposition que l’on suppose comme vraie ou comme possible, afin d’en tirer quelque induction.

Corpus desk

Index FR-supposition · supposition · French

supposition · rank #23,039 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,039
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH supporteurs

Nearest frequency peer: supporteurs (-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 « supposition »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « supposition » 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).

supposition vs suppositions
92% similar
supposition vs superposition
85% similar

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

Key facts for supposition
PropertyValue
Headwordsupposition
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sy.po.zi.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#23,039
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « supposition »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).suppositionse 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 « supporteurs » (#23,038), « supposées » (#23,040), « Sulpice » (#23,037). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « supposition » est au #23,039. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around supposition (IPA \sy.po.zi.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,039 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for supposition, with forms such as "spuposition", "ssupposition", and "supopsition". 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. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "suppositions", "superposition", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 supposition, spelled S-U-P-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Proposition que l’on suppose comme vraie ou comme possible, afin d’en tirer quelque induction.
  2. 2
    Conjecture, opinion favorable ou défavorable qui ne résulte pas de preuves positives.
  3. 3
    Production d’une fausse pièce, allégation d’un fait controuvé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Au fond, personne ne connaît au juste l’origine des formes gothiques d’une cathédrale. Les archéologues et les architectes ont vainement épuisé toutes les suppositions, tous les systèmes.
  2. Dans la supposition que vous faites, il faudrait qu’il ne m’eût pas dit la vérité.

This word in other languages

supposition(English)suposición(Español)Vermutung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • spuposition
  • ssupposition
  • supopsition
  • suposition
  • suppoistion
  • supposiiton
  • suppositino
  • suppositionn
  • suppositoin
  • supposittion
  • suppossition
  • suppostiion
  • suppsoition
  • uspposition

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

spuposition2ssupposition1supopsition2suposition1suppoistion2supposiiton2suppositino2suppositionn1
Edit distance from "supposition"

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 "supposition"?
"supposition" is spelled S-U-P-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \sy.po.zi.sjɔ̃\.
What does "supposition" mean?
As a noun, "supposition" means: Proposition que l’on suppose comme vraie ou comme possible, afin d’en tirer quelque induction.
What words are commonly confused with "supposition"?
"supposition" is commonly confused with "suppositions", "superposition". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "supposition"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "supposition" is \sy.po.zi.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "supposition" come from?
"supposition" 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 "supposition", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

supporteurs#23,038surveillent#23,042spontanéité#23,034volcaniques#23,068

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Spielberg14 variantssonorités14 variantstriangles14 variantsréveillent14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list