validation

\va.li.da.sjɔ̃\

/\va.li.da.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“validation” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,486. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,486
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de valider, spécialement en termes de procédure.

Corpus desk

Index FR-validation · validation · French

validation · rank #13,486 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #13,486
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH transcription

Nearest frequency peer: transcription (-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 « validation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « validation » 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).

validation vs variation
80% similar

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

Key facts for validation
PropertyValue
Headwordvalidation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\va.li.da.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#13,486
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « validation »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).validationse 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 « transcription » (#13,485), « vanne » (#13,487), « too » (#13,484). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « validation » est au #13,486. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around validation (IPA \va.li.da.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,486 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Action de valider, spécialement en termes de procédure.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for validation, with forms such as "avlidation", "vaildation", and "valdiation". 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, "variation", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is validation, spelled V-A-L-I-D-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de valider, spécialement en termes de procédure.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La validation d’une élection.
  2. Cette formalité est nécessaire pour la validation de l’acte.

This word in other languages

validation(English)validación(Español)Validierung(Deutsch)validação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • avlidation
  • vaildation
  • valdiation
  • valiadtion
  • validaiton
  • validatino
  • validationn
  • validatoin
  • validattion
  • validdation
  • validtaion
  • vallidation
  • vlaidation
  • vvalidation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

avlidation2vaildation2valdiation2valiadtion2validaiton2validatino2validationn1validatoin2
Edit distance from "validation"

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

Same letter count

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

solliciter#13,478émotionnel#13,495satisfaite#13,473rencontrée#13,463

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

écritures14 variantspronostic14 variantsmémorable14 variantscohérente14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list