acceptation
/ˌæk.sɛpˈteɪ.ʃən/
"acceptation" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“acceptation” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The meaning (sense) in which a word or expression is understood, or generally received.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | acceptation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌæk.sɛpˈteɪ.ʃən/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “acceptation” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for acceptation is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌæk.sɛpˈteɪ.ʃən/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for acceptation in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English acceptacioun, acceptation, from Middle French acceptacion and Late Latin acceptātiō. By surface analysis, accept + -ation. The correct English form is acceptation, spelled A-C-C-E-P-T-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The meaning (sense) in which a word or expression is understood, or generally received.
- 2Acceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; the state of being acceptable.
- 3The active divine decision to approve an act or circumstance, held by Scotists to be necessary to render it meritorious.
Etymology
From Middle English acceptacioun, acceptation, from Middle French acceptacion and Late Latin acceptātiō. By surface analysis, accept + -ation.
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 “acceptation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-C-C-E-P-T-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌæk.sɛpˈteɪ.ʃən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.