suspension

\sys.pɑ̃.sjɔ̃\

/\sys.pɑ̃.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“suspension” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,996. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,996
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de suspendre ; état d’une chose suspendue.

Corpus desk

Index FR-suspension · suspension · French

suspension · rank #4,996 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,996
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH supérieurs

Nearest frequency peer: supérieurs (-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 « suspension »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « suspension » 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).

suspension vs suspensions
91% similar
suspension vs suspensif
80% similar

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

Key facts for suspension
PropertyValue
Headwordsuspension
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sys.pɑ̃.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#4,996
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « suspension »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).suspensionse 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 « supérieurs » (#4,995), « Sénégal » (#4,997), « spéciaux » (#4,994). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « suspension » est au #4,996. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around suspension (IPA \sys.pɑ̃.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,996 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for suspension, with forms such as "ssupension", "ssuspension", and "supsension". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "suspensions", "suspensif", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is suspension, spelled S-U-S-P-E-N-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de suspendre ; état d’une chose suspendue.
  2. 2
    Figure artistique de la danse et du cirque.
  3. 3
    État de particules qui sont mêlées à un fluide sans être dissoutes par lui.
  4. 4
    Mélange de particules dans un fluide de cette nature.
  5. 5
    Forme galénique dans laquelle le principe actif non soluble mis en suspension (au sens physique du terme).
  6. 6
    Appareil suspendu au plafond, qui supporte une lampe, des lampes.
  7. 7
    Ensemble des organes qui servent, sur un véhicule (voiture, camion, moto, bicyclette, etc.) à amortir les chocs et à améliorer la tenue de route.
  8. 8
    Surséance, cessation momentanée.
  9. 9
    Action d’interdire pour un temps à un fonctionnaire public l’exercice de ses fonctions.
  10. 10
    Sens interrompu brusquement et qui n’est pas achevé.
  11. 11
    Construction topologique définie par écrasement des extrémités d'un cylindre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La suspension d’un pendule. - Le point de suspension d’une balance.
  2. Elle crée depuis des spectacles aériens et poétiques, qui explorent la suspension dans des mouvements lents, à la fois légers et puissants.

This word in other languages

suspension(English)Suspension(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ssupension
  • ssuspension
  • supsension
  • susepnsion
  • suspenison
  • suspennsion
  • suspensino
  • suspensionn
  • suspensoin
  • suspenssion
  • suspesnion
  • suspnesion
  • susppension
  • susspension
  • usspension

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ssupension2ssuspension1supsension2susepnsion2suspenison2suspennsion1suspensino2suspensionn1
Edit distance from "suspension"

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 "suspension"?
"suspension" is spelled S-U-S-P-E-N-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \sys.pɑ̃.sjɔ̃\.
What does "suspension" mean?
As a noun, "suspension" means: Action de suspendre ; état d’une chose suspendue.
What words are commonly confused with "suspension"?
"suspension" is commonly confused with "suspensions", "suspensif". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "suspension"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suspension" is \sys.pɑ̃.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "suspension" come from?
"suspension" 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 "suspension", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

supérieurs#4,995satisfaire#4,988régionales#4,985philosophe#4,968

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

présentés15 variantsindividuelle15 variantsesthétique15 variantsperception15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list