traduction

\tʁa.dyk.sjɔ̃\

/\tʁa.dyk.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“traduction” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,153. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,153
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de traduire, travail consistant à convertir un texte d’une langue dans une autre langue.

Corpus desk

Index FR-traduction · traduction · French

traduction · rank #2,153 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,153
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH toucher

Nearest frequency peer: toucher (-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 « traduction »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « traduction » 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).

traduction vs traductions
91% similar
traduction vs traction
80% similar
traduction vs tradition
80% similar

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

Key facts for traduction
PropertyValue
Headwordtraduction
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁa.dyk.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,153
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « traduction »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).traductionse 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 « toucher » (#2,152), « tranquille » (#2,154), « soeur » (#2,151). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « traduction » est au #2,153. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around traduction (IPA \tʁa.dyk.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,153 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for traduction, with forms such as "rtaduction", "tarduction", and "tradcution". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "traductions", "traction", "tradition", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is traduction, spelled T-R-A-D-U-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de traduire, travail consistant à convertir un texte d’une langue dans une autre langue.
  2. 2
    Résultat de ce travail ; version d’un ouvrage dans une langue différente de celle où il a été écrit.
  3. 3
    Synthèse d’une protéine à partir d’une matrice d’acide ribonucléique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La traduction est un travail difficile.
  2. La traduction demande une grande intelligence des deux langues et de la matière dont il s’agit.

This word in other languages

translation(English)traducción(Español)Übersetzung(Deutsch)tradução(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtaduction
  • tarduction
  • tradcution
  • tradduction
  • traducction
  • traduciton
  • traductino
  • traductionn
  • traductoin
  • traducttion
  • tradutcion
  • traudction
  • trdauction
  • trraduction
  • ttraduction

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of traduction - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

rtaduction2tarduction2tradcution2tradduction1traducction1traduciton2traductino2traductionn1
Edit distance from "traduction"

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 "traduction"?
"traduction" is spelled T-R-A-D-U-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁa.dyk.sjɔ̃\.
What does "traduction" mean?
As a noun, "traduction" means: Action de traduire, travail consistant à convertir un texte d’une langue dans une autre langue.
What words are commonly confused with "traduction"?
"traduction" is commonly confused with "traductions", "traction", "tradition". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "traduction"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "traduction" is \tʁa.dyk.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "traduction" come from?
"traduction" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

tranquille#2,154auparavant#2,161fédération#2,127lesquelles#2,182

Similar misspelling depth

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

concurrence15 variantslittérature15 variantsmouvements15 variantsconception15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list