symposium

\sɛ̃.po.zjɔm\

/\sɛ̃.po.zjɔm\/ noun

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The verdict

“symposium” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #25,144. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,144
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Seconde partie d'un repas, correspondant aujourd'hui au dessert, pendant laquelle un groupe restreint de convives buvaient et discouraient sur un sujet.

Corpus desk

Index FR-symposium · symposium · French

symposium · rank #25,144 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,144
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH surveillés

Nearest frequency peer: surveillés (-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 « symposium »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « symposium » 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 symposium
PropertyValue
Headwordsymposium
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɛ̃.po.zjɔm\
Letters9
Frequency rank#25,144
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « symposium »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).symposiumse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « surveillés » (#25,143), « séducteur » (#25,145), « suivais » (#25,142). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « symposium » est au #25,144. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around symposium (IPA \sɛ̃.po.zjɔm\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,144 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for symposium, with forms such as "smyposium", "ssymposium", and "symmposium". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is symposium, spelled S-Y-M-P-O-S-I-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Seconde partie d'un repas, correspondant aujourd'hui au dessert, pendant laquelle un groupe restreint de convives buvaient et discouraient sur un sujet.
  2. 2
    Congrès scientifique réunissant des spécialistes et traitant d’un sujet particulier.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Pour les Grecs, ce cérémonial prend une forme particulière à travers la pratique du symposium, dont la traduction par le mot banquet ne reflète qu’une partie seulement de la définition.
  2. Cette discussion […] est toujours actuelle, car l’on pouvait lire, dans le compte rendu d’un récent symposium, une spirituelle apostrophe du même C. H. Andrews, président de la session.

Synonyms

colloquecongrès

This word in other languages

symposium(English)Symposion(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • smyposium
  • ssymposium
  • symmposium
  • symopsium
  • sympoisum
  • symposimu
  • symposiumm
  • sympossium
  • symposuim
  • sympposium
  • sympsoium
  • sypmosium
  • syymposium
  • ysmposium

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

smyposium2ssymposium1symmposium1symopsium2sympoisum2symposimu2symposiumm1sympossium1
Edit distance from "symposium"

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 "symposium"?
"symposium" is spelled S-Y-M-P-O-S-I-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is \sɛ̃.po.zjɔm\.
What does "symposium" mean?
As a noun, "symposium" means: Seconde partie d'un repas, correspondant aujourd'hui au dessert, pendant laquelle un groupe restreint de convives buvaient et discouraient sur un sujet.
What are common misspellings of "symposium"?
Common misspellings include "smyposium", "ssymposium", "symmposium", "symopsium", "sympoisum". The correct spelling is "symposium".
How do you pronounce "symposium"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "symposium" is \sɛ̃.po.zjɔm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "symposium" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

séducteur#25,145signalent#25,130trompeuse#25,158vignettes#25,162

Similar misspelling depth

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

surveillés14 variantssaisonniers14 variantsplénitude14 variantsparoxysme14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list