tradition

\tʁa.di.sjɔ̃\

/\tʁa.di.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“tradition” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,201. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,201
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de transmettre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tradition · tradition · French

tradition · rank #2,201 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,201
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH souvenirs

Nearest frequency peer: souvenirs (-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 « tradition »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « tradition » 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).

tradition vs traduction
80% similar
tradition vs transition
80% similar
tradition vs traditions
90% similar

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

Key facts for tradition
PropertyValue
Headwordtradition
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁa.di.sjɔ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#2,201
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « tradition »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).traditionse 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 « souvenirs » (#2,200), « travailleurs » (#2,202), « sentiments » (#2,199). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « tradition » est au #2,201. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around tradition (IPA \tʁa.di.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,201 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for tradition, with forms such as "rtadition", "tardition", and "traddition". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "traduction", "transition", "traditions", and more, 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 tradition, spelled T-R-A-D-I-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de transmettre.
  2. 2
    Déplacement de la possession d’une chose par la vente.
  3. 3
    Mode de transmission naturel de tout ou partie de la culture d’un peuple, de génération en génération, au sein de la vie ordinaire (par opposition à l’enseignement d’élite ou moderne, aux médias, etc.).
  4. 4
    Élément de la culture ainsi transmis naturellement, choses sues par la voie de la tradition : connaissances, pratiques, morale…
  5. 5
    Ensemble d’habitudes propres à un groupe social ou professionnel.
  6. 6
    Interprétation, par les théologiens, des textes sacrés des religions.
  7. 7
    Livraison d’une chose à quelqu’un.
  8. 8
    Variété de baguette, élaborée à l’ancienne.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La tradition orale, transmission orale des savoirs, des coutumes.
  2. La délivrance ou la tradition est le transport de la chose vendue en la puissance ou possession de l’acheteur.

Synonyms

coutume

This word in other languages

tradition(English)tradición(Español)Tradition(Deutsch)hábito(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtadition
  • tardition
  • traddition
  • tradiiton
  • traditino
  • traditionn
  • traditoin
  • tradittion
  • tradtiion
  • traidtion
  • trdaition
  • trradition
  • ttradition

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

rtadition2tardition2traddition1tradiiton2traditino2traditionn1traditoin2tradittion1
Edit distance from "tradition"

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 "tradition"?
"tradition" is spelled T-R-A-D-I-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁa.di.sjɔ̃\.
What does "tradition" mean?
As a noun, "tradition" means: Action de transmettre.
What words are commonly confused with "tradition"?
"tradition" is commonly confused with "traduction", "transition", "traditions". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tradition"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tradition" is \tʁa.di.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tradition" come from?
"tradition" 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 "tradition", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

souvenirs#2,200réflexion#2,198décisions#2,221individus#2,228

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

apparemment13 variantslesquelles13 variantsfonctionne13 variantsinitiative13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list