transcription

\tʁɑ̃s.kʁip.sjɔ̃\

/\tʁɑ̃s.kʁip.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“transcription” has 21 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,485. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,485
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
21
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de transcrire ou résultat de cette action.

Corpus desk

Index FR-transcription · transcription · French

transcription · rank #13,485 · 21 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #13,485
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 21 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH too

Nearest frequency peer: too (-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 « transcription »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « transcription » 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).

transcription vs transcriptions
93% similar

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

Key facts for transcription
PropertyValue
Headwordtranscription
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁɑ̃s.kʁip.sjɔ̃\
Letters13
Frequency rank#13,485
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « transcription »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.transcriptionse 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 « too » (#13,484), « validation » (#13,486), « TD » (#13,483). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « transcription » est au #13,485. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around transcription (IPA \tʁɑ̃s.kʁip.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,485 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for transcription, with forms such as "rtanscription", "tarnscription", and "trancsription". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "transcriptions", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is transcription, spelled T-R-A-N-S-C-R-I-P-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de transcrire ou résultat de cette action.
  2. 2
    Action de transcrire ou résultat de cette action.
  3. 3
    Action de transcrire ou résultat de cette action.
  4. 4
    Synthèse d’une molécule d’acide ribonucléique à partir d’une matrice d’acide désoxyribonucléique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je vous donnerai tant pour la transcription de ce manuscrit.
  2. Fidèle gardienne de la mémoire et de l’œuvre de son grand-père, Claire Paulhan a retrouvé la transcription des entretiens que j’ai conduits pour l’émission et qui m’avait servi au moment du montage du film.

This word in other languages

transcription(English)transcripción(Español)Umschrift(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtanscription
  • tarnscription
  • trancsription
  • trannscription
  • transccription
  • transcirption
  • transcripiton
  • transcripption
  • transcriptino
  • transcriptionn
  • transcriptoin
  • transcripttion
  • transcritpion
  • transcrpition
  • transcrription
  • transrciption
  • transscription
  • trasncription
  • trnascription
  • trranscription
  • ttranscription

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

rtanscription2tarnscription2trancsription2trannscription1transccription1transcirption2transcripiton2transcripption1
Edit distance from "transcription"

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 "transcription"?
"transcription" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-C-R-I-P-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁɑ̃s.kʁip.sjɔ̃\.
What does "transcription" mean?
As a noun, "transcription" means: Action de transcrire ou résultat de cette action.
What words are commonly confused with "transcription"?
"transcription" is commonly confused with "transcriptions". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "transcription"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "transcription" is \tʁɑ̃s.kʁip.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "transcription" come from?
"transcription" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

consolidation#13,551chronologique#13,342missionnaires#13,635sympathisants#13,699

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

contradictoire21 variantsinvestigations21 variantsinterlocuteurs21 variantsgouvernemental21 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list