acclimation
/æk.ləˈmeɪ.ʃən/
"acclimation" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“acclimation” is uncommon English (frequency #84,952 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,952
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The process of becoming, or the state of being, acclimated, or habituated to a new climate, surroundings, or situation; especially, acclimatization.
Corpus desk
Index EN-acclimation · acclimation · English
acclimation · rank #84,952 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #84,952
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH abysmally
Nearest frequency peer: abysmally (-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 “acclimation”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Abdurrahman
Abdurrahman
15,053 corpus weight
- abstinent
abstinent
15,051 corpus weight
- abysmally
abysmally
15,050 corpus weight
- acclimation
acclimation
15,049 corpus weight
- accommodati…
accommodative
15,048 corpus weight
- activewear
activewear
15,046 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “acclimation” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | acclimation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /æk.ləˈmeɪ.ʃən/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #84,952 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “acclimation” in English
Rare enough to double-check
acclimation is uncommon English at frequency #84,952 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /æk.ləˈmeɪ.ʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
acclimation has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From acclimate + -ion. First attested in 1801. The correct English form is acclimation, spelled A-C-C-L-I-M-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The process of becoming, or the state of being, acclimated, or habituated to a new climate, surroundings, or situation; especially, acclimatization.
- 2The adaptation of an organism to its natural climatic environment.
Etymology
From acclimate + -ion. First attested in 1801.
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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).