variations

\va.ʁja.sjɔ̃\

/\va.ʁja.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“variations” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,824. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,824
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de variation.

Corpus desk

Index FR-variations · variations · French

variations · rank #5,824 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,824
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH tissus

Nearest frequency peer: tissus (-2 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 « variations »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « variations » 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).

variations vs variation
90% similar

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

Key facts for variations
PropertyValue
Headwordvariations
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\va.ʁja.sjɔ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#5,824
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « variations »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.variationsse 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 « tissus » (#5,822), « Venise » (#5,826), « testé » (#5,821). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « variations » est au #5,824. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around variations (IPA \va.ʁja.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,824 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de variation.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for variations, with forms such as "avriations", "vairations", and "varaitions". 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", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is variations, spelled V-A-R-I-A-T-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de variation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Par ailleurs, les variations des différents indices typologiques sont plus progressives que pour l’outillage "solutréanisé".

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • avriations
  • vairations
  • varaitions
  • variaitons
  • variatinos
  • variationns
  • variationss
  • variatiosn
  • variatoins
  • variattions
  • varitaions
  • varriations
  • vraiations
  • vvariations

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

avriations2vairations2varaitions2variaitons2variatinos2variationns1variationss1variatiosn2
Edit distance from "variations"

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 "variations"?
"variations" is spelled V-A-R-I-A-T-I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \va.ʁja.sjɔ̃\.
What does "variations" mean?
As a noun, "variations" means: Pluriel de variation.
What words are commonly confused with "variations"?
"variations" 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 "variations"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "variations" is \va.ʁja.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "variations" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

semblable14 variantschercheur14 variantsconsacrer14 variantsinventaire14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list