transfiguration
\tʁɑ̃s.fi.ɡy.ʁa.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“transfiguration” has 23 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #44,233. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #44,233
- frequency rank, French
- 164,488
- “T” headwords
- 23
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de transfigurer
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | transfiguration |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \tʁɑ̃s.fi.ɡy.ʁa.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #44,233 |
| Misspellings tracked | 23 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “transfiguration” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 23 spelling variants around transfiguration (IPA \tʁɑ̃s.fi.ɡy.ʁa.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,233 among 164,488 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for transfiguration, with forms such as "rtansfiguration", "tarnsfiguration", and "tranfsiguration". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is transfiguration, spelled T-R-A-N-S-F-I-G-U-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Action de transfigurer
- 2Résultat de cette action.
- 3État glorieux où Jésus-Christ parut sur le mont Thabor.
- 4Représentation de cette scène.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- rtansfiguration
- tarnsfiguration
- tranfsiguration
- trannsfiguration
- transffiguration
- transfgiuration
- transfigguration
- transfigruation
- transfiguartion
- transfiguraiton
- transfiguratino
- transfigurationn
- transfiguratoin
- transfigurattion
- transfigurration
- transfigurtaion
- transfiugration
- transifguration
- transsfiguration
- trasnfiguration
- trnasfiguration
- trransfiguration
- ttransfiguration
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of transfiguration - 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.
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.
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Using “transfiguration”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is T-R-A-N-S-F-I-G-U-R-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \tʁɑ̃s.fi.ɡy.ʁa.sjɔ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.