ventilation

\vɑ̃.ti.la.sjɔ̃\

/\vɑ̃.ti.la.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“ventilation” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,488. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,488
frequency rank, French
2,061
“V” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de renouveler l’air au moyen de ventilateurs.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ventilation · ventilation · French

ventilation · rank #13,488 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,488
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,061
  • PHOTO-FINISH vanne

Nearest frequency peer: vanne (-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 « ventilation »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « ventilation » 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 ventilation
PropertyValue
Headwordventilation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vɑ̃.ti.la.sjɔ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#13,488
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ventilation »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.ventilationse 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 « vanne » (#13,487), « viole » (#13,489), « validation » (#13,486). Parmi 2,061 lemmes en « V », « ventilation » est au #13,488. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around ventilation (IPA \vɑ̃.ti.la.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,488 among 2,061 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for ventilation, with forms such as "evntilation", "venitlation", and "venntilation". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is ventilation, spelled V-E-N-T-I-L-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de renouveler l’air au moyen de ventilateurs.
  2. 2
    Action de ventiler, de répartir.
  3. 3
    Régulation

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’installation d’une filature doit comprendre également une organisation du système de ventilation, d’humidification et de chauffage.
  2. Longtemps confuse, la situation s’éclaircit à bord du cargo à mesure que le système de ventilation désenfumait le pont principal.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evntilation
  • venitlation
  • venntilation
  • ventialtion
  • ventilaiton
  • ventilatino
  • ventilationn
  • ventilatoin
  • ventilattion
  • ventillation
  • ventiltaion
  • ventliation
  • venttilation
  • vetnilation
  • vnetilation
  • vventilation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ventilation - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

evntilation2venitlation2venntilation1ventialtion2ventilaiton2ventilatino2ventilationn1ventilatoin2
Edit distance from "ventilation"

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 "ventilation"?
"ventilation" is spelled V-E-N-T-I-L-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \vɑ̃.ti.la.sjɔ̃\.
What does "ventilation" mean?
As a noun, "ventilation" means: Action de renouveler l’air au moyen de ventilateurs.
What are common misspellings of "ventilation"?
Common misspellings include "evntilation", "venitlation", "venntilation", "ventialtion", "ventilaiton". The correct spelling is "ventilation".
How do you pronounce "ventilation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ventilation" is \vɑ̃.ti.la.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ventilation" come from?
"ventilation" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list