accentuation
/ˌækˌsɛn.t͡ʃəˈweɪ.ʃən/
"accentuation" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“accentuation” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Act of accentuating; applications of accent.
Corpus desk
Index EN-accentuation · accentuation · English
accentuation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | accentuation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌækˌsɛn.t͡ʃəˈweɪ.ʃən/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “accentuation” in English
Rare enough to double-check
accentuation is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌækˌsɛn.t͡ʃəˈweɪ.ʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for accentuation, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Late Latin accentuatio. Compare French accentuation. Equivalent to accentuate + -ion. The correct English form is accentuation, spelled A-C-C-E-N-T-U-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Act of accentuating; applications of accent.
- 2Pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how accentuation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
This elementary instruction is language at its most advanced to minds trained on the accentuation of the antepenult (multiplicity) and on Sievers-type C2 half-line metrical patterns[.]
Etymology
From Late Latin accentuatio. Compare French accentuation. Equivalent to accentuate + -ion.
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.