abjection
/æbˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃn̩/
"abjection" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“abjection” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
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- below top-frequency English
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abjection |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /æbˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃn̩/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “abjection” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for abjection is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /æbˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃn̩/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for abjection, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English abjeccioun, from either Middle French abjection or Late Latin abiectiōn-, from Latin abiectus (“cast down”). * See abject. The correct English form is abjection, spelled A-B-J-E-C-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.
- 2Something cast off; garbage.
- 3The act of bringing down or humbling; casting down.
- 4The act of casting off; rejection.
- 5The fact of being marginalized as deviant.
- 6The act of dispersing or casting off spores.
Etymology
From Middle English abjeccioun, from either Middle French abjection or Late Latin abiectiōn-, from Latin abiectus (“cast down”). * See abject.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “abjection”
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- The one correct English spelling is A-B-J-E-C-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /æbˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃn̩/ (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.