transposition

\tʁɑ̃.spo.zi.sjɔ̃\

/\tʁɑ̃.spo.zi.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“transposition” has 20 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,053. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,053
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-transposition · transposition · French

transposition · rank #23,053 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,053
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH torrents

Nearest frequency peer: torrents (-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 « transposition »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « transposition » 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 transposition
PropertyValue
Headwordtransposition
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tʁɑ̃.spo.zi.sjɔ̃\
Letters13
Frequency rank#23,053
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « transposition »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).transpositionse 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 « torrents » (#23,052), « triangles » (#23,054), « tie » (#23,051). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « transposition » est au #23,053. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around transposition (IPA \tʁɑ̃.spo.zi.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,053 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for transposition, with forms such as "rtansposition", "tarnsposition", and "trannsposition". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is transposition, spelled T-R-A-N-S-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de transposer ou résultat de cette action.
  2. 2
    Action d’intervertir l’ordre dans lequel les mots sont habituellement rangés.
  3. 3
    Interversion de feuilles d’impression, de cahiers d’écriture.
  4. 4
    Action de faire passer d’un ton dans un autre ; résultat de cette action.
  5. 5
    Changement de la localisation d’un fragment d’ADN sur le génome.
  6. 6
    Permutation échangeant exactement deux éléments.
  7. 7
    Pour une matrice, permutation échangeant chaque ligne en une colonne et vice versa, donnant la matrice transposée.
  8. 8
    Action de transposer une directive, une décision de l’Union européenne en droit interne.
  9. 9
    Technique de restauration où l’on enlève le support original d’une peinture (toile ou panneau) pour en mettre un nouveau.
  10. 10
    Dérivation impropre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. … mais il faut faire attention que ces répétitions de ventes & d’achats qui multiplient infructueusement la circulation ne sont que transposition, & augmentation de frais sans production de richesses.
  2. Les équipements de télécommunications, que l’on appelle des répéteurs, assurent les mêmes fonctions qu’un relai hertzien : ils reçoivent les émissions provenant de la Terre et les réémettent vers la Terre après amplification et transposition en fréquence.

This word in other languages

transposition(English)transposición(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtansposition
  • tarnsposition
  • trannsposition
  • tranpsosition
  • transopsition
  • transpoistion
  • transposiiton
  • transpositino
  • transpositionn
  • transpositoin
  • transposittion
  • transpossition
  • transpostiion
  • transpposition
  • transpsoition
  • transsposition
  • trasnposition
  • trnasposition
  • trransposition
  • ttransposition

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

rtansposition2tarnsposition2trannsposition1tranpsosition2transopsition2transpoistion2transposiiton2transpositino2
Edit distance from "transposition"

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 "transposition"?
"transposition" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁɑ̃.spo.zi.sjɔ̃\.
What does "transposition" mean?
As a noun, "transposition" means: Action de transposer ou résultat de cette action.
What are common misspellings of "transposition"?
Common misspellings include "rtansposition", "tarnsposition", "trannsposition", "tranpsosition", "transopsition". The correct spelling is "transposition".
How do you pronounce "transposition"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "transposition" is \tʁɑ̃.spo.zi.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "transposition" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

revalorisation20 variantsperturbateurs20 variantscontestations20 variantscontournement20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list