abrogation
/ˌæb.ɹəˈɡeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/
"abrogation" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“abrogation” is uncommon English (frequency #68,798 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,798
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of abrogating.
Corpus desk
Index EN-abrogation · abrogation · English
abrogation · rank #68,798 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,798
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH abstractly
Nearest frequency peer: abstractly (+1 rank slots)
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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.
Long-tail ranks near “abrogation”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- abbeys
abbeys
31,206 corpus weight
- ableist
ableist
31,205 corpus weight
- abrogation
abrogation
31,203 corpus weight
- abstractly
abstractly
31,202 corpus weight
- abuela
abuela
31,201 corpus weight
- abuts
abuts
31,200 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “abrogation” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abrogation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌæb.ɹəˈɡeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #68,798 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “abrogation” in English
Rare enough to double-check
abrogation is uncommon English at frequency #68,798 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌæb.ɹəˈɡeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
abrogation has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: First attested in 1535. From Middle French abrogation, from Latin abrogātiō (“repealed”), from abrogo, from ab (“from”) + rogo (“ask, inquire”). The correct English form is abrogation, spelled A-B-R-O-G-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act of abrogating.
- 2The act of abrogating.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how abrogation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] I consider the sudden and violent abrogation of the office of Master in Chancery, by the new Constitution, as a __ premature act; inasmuch as I had counted on a life-lease of the profits, whereas I only received those of a few short years.
Etymology
First attested in 1535. From Middle French abrogation, from Latin abrogātiō (“repealed”), from abrogo, from ab (“from”) + rogo (“ask, inquire”).
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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